{"id":6250,"date":"2015-09-07T21:44:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T21:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6250"},"modified":"2015-09-07T21:44:41","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T21:44:41","slug":"expressions-related-to-food-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/expressions-related-to-food-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressions related to food in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1 todo mundo! Tudo joia?<\/p>\n

This is for all the food lovers out there: some expressions that are a piece of cake to learn.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Mam\u00e3o com a\u00e7\u00facar \u2013 papaya with sugar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Explica\u00e7\u00e3o: you say something is \u201cpapaya with sugar\u201d when it is easy to do, it would be the equivalent of \u201cpiece of cake\u201d in English.<\/p>\n

    Exemplo: Aquela prova de Portugu\u00eas estava t\u00e3o f\u00e1cil, foi mam\u00e3o com a\u00e7\u00facar. \u2013 That Portuguese test was so easy, it was \u201cmam\u00e3o com a\u00e7\u00facar\u201d.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Colocar a m\u00e3o na massa \u2013 to put your hands in the dough.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      \"Photo<\/a>

      Photo by Oliver<\/p><\/div>\n

      Explica\u00e7\u00e3o: it means to be involved with the work you are doing, do the job yourself.<\/p>\n

      Exemplo: Maria cansou de esperar e colocou a m\u00e3o na massa para terminar o projeto. \u2013 Marina got tired of waiting and \u201ccolocou a m\u00e3o na massa\u201d to finish the project.<\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Encher lingui\u00e7a \u2013 to fill in the sausage<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Explica\u00e7\u00e3o: when you have to write an X number of words and you run out of ideas you start to \u201cencher lingui\u00e7a\u201d, meaning writing useless information or paraphrasing yourself in order to get more words in.<\/p>\n

        Exemplo: Depois de escrever 800 palavras eu comecei a encher lingui\u00e7a para completar as 1000 que o professor mandou. \u2013 After writing 800 words, I started to \u201cencher lingui\u00e7a\u201d in order to reach the 1000 words the teacher assigned.<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Falar abobrinha \u2013 to speak little zucchini<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Explica\u00e7\u00e3o: you say someone speaks little zucchinis when they are not making any sense or do not know what they are talking about.<\/p>\n

          Exemplo: Gustavo n\u00e3o sabia nada sobre o assunto e acabou falando abobrinha. \u2013 Gustavo did not know anything about the subject so he ended up \u201cfalando abobrinha\u201d.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Viajar na maionese – to travel on the mayonnaise<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Explica\u00e7\u00e3o: to imagine something farfetched.<\/p>\n

            Exemplo: Bruno disse que o carro dele chega a 200km\/h. Acho que ele viajou na maionese. \u2013 Bruno said his car reaches 200km\/h, I think he \u201cviajou na maionese\u201d.<\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Mudar da \u00e1gua para o vinho \u2013 to change from water to wine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Explica\u00e7\u00e3o: when someone suddenly starts being well mannered when it is not usual for them to do so.<\/p>\n

              Exemplo: Quando sua m\u00e3e chegou Milena mudou da \u00e1gua para o vinho. \u2013 When her mother arrived Milena \u201cmudou da \u00e1gua para o vinho\u201d.<\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Ter est\u00f4mago de avestruz \u2013 to have an ostrich\u2019s stomach<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Explica\u00e7\u00e3o: you say someone has an ostrich\u2019s stomach when they can food that most people would not.<\/p>\n

                Exemplo: Quando viajamos pela \u00c1sia Carlos comeu barata frita. Ele tem est\u00f4mago de avestruz. \u2013 When we travelled around Asia Carlos ate deep fried cockroaches. He has \u201cest\u00f4mago de avestruz\u201d.<\/p>\n

                 <\/p>\n

                Now let\u2019s colocar a m\u00e3o na mass<\/em>a and learn this expressions, because they are mam\u00e3o com a\u00e7ucar<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Photo

                Ol\u00e1 todo mundo! Tudo joia? This is for all the food lovers out there: some expressions that are a piece of cake to learn.   Mam\u00e3o com a\u00e7\u00facar \u2013 papaya with sugar Explica\u00e7\u00e3o: you say something is \u201cpapaya with sugar\u201d when it is easy to do, it would be the equivalent of \u201cpiece of cake\u201d…<\/p>\n

                Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":6256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,1848,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6250","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-customs","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t