{"id":7610,"date":"2017-07-13T12:09:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T12:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7610"},"modified":"2017-07-11T12:15:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T12:15:58","slug":"the-verb-passar-in-portuguese-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/the-verb-passar-in-portuguese-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"The verb ‘passar’ in Portuguese – Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1 a todos! Hey, everybody! Como voc\u00eas t\u00eam passado? How have you been?<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week we saw that <\/span>passar<\/b> in Portuguese can have multiple definitions. Now how about we take a look at some collocations and expressions with the verb to learn even more? Come on, <\/span>vai passar rapidinho<\/span><\/i>! (We\u2019ll get through it very quickly!)<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Passar frio <\/b>– to feel cold<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    • N\u00f3s <\/span>passamos muito frio <\/span><\/i>no inverno do Canad\u00e1 – We <\/span>felt really cold <\/span><\/i>during the winter in Canad\u00e1<\/span><\/li>\n
    • N\u00e3o se esque\u00e7a de levar uma jaqueta para n\u00e3o <\/span>passar frio<\/span><\/i> \u00e0 noite – Don\u2019t forget to bring a jacket not to<\/span> feel cold<\/span><\/i> at night<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      1. Passar raiva<\/b> – to feel angry<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        • Se voc\u00ea levar tudo muito \u00e0 s\u00e9rio, vai acabar <\/span>passando raiva<\/span><\/i> – If you take everything so serious, you\u2019re going to end up<\/span> feeling angry<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
        • N\u00e3o aguento mais <\/span>passar raiva<\/span><\/i> com a minha operadora – I can\u2019t stand to <\/span>get angry<\/span><\/i> at my phone provider anymore<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          1. Passar mal <\/b>– to get sick, to feel bad<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            • Augusto teve que ir para casa porque estava <\/span>passando mal <\/span><\/i>– Augusto had to go home because he was<\/span> feeling sick<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
            • N\u00e3o coma tanto bolo sen\u00e3o voc\u00ea vai <\/span>passar mal<\/span><\/i> – Don\u2019t eat so much cake or you\u2019ll <\/span>get sick<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              1. Passar sede<\/b> – to be thirsty<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                • Esqueci minha garrafa de \u00e1gua em casa e <\/span>passei sede <\/span><\/i>na academia – I forgot my water bottle at home and <\/span>got thirsty <\/span><\/i>at the gym<\/span><\/li>\n
                • Tem gente que prefere <\/span>passar sede <\/span><\/i>\u00e0 tomar \u00e1gua da pia – Some people would rather <\/span>feel thirsty<\/span><\/i> than to drink tap water<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  1. Passar pela cabe\u00e7a<\/b> – to cross one\u2019s mind<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    • N\u00e3o sa\u00ed com guarda-chuva porque nem <\/span>passou pela minha cabe\u00e7a <\/span><\/i>que ia chover – I didn\u2019t bring an umbrella because it didn\u2019t even <\/span>cross my mind <\/span><\/i>that it was going to rain<\/span><\/li>\n
                    • Nem <\/span>passou pela cabe\u00e7a <\/span><\/i>dos convidados da festa que eles estavam sendo inconvenientes – It didn\u2019t <\/span>even cross the party guests\u2019 mind<\/span><\/i> that they were being inconvenient<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                      1. Passar a perna<\/b> – to cheat, to pull a fast one on someone, to outsmart<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                        • O site de compras <\/span>passava a perna <\/span><\/i>nos usu\u00e1rios e clonava seus cart\u00f5es de cr\u00e9dito – The online store <\/span>pulled a fast one on<\/span><\/i> its users and cloned their credit cards<\/span><\/li>\n
                        • Meu s\u00f3cio <\/span>passou a perna <\/span><\/i>em mim e tive que vender a empresa – My partnet <\/span>pulled a fast one on me<\/span><\/i> and I had to sell the company<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                          1. Passar batido<\/b> – to go by unnoticed, to slip one\u2019s mind<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                            • Os funcion\u00e1rios deixaram os erros do relat\u00f3rio <\/span>passar batido <\/span><\/i>– The employees let the report erros <\/span>go by unnoticed<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
                            • A pe\u00e7a foi t\u00e3o mal divulgada que acabou<\/span> passando batido<\/span><\/i> pelo p\u00fablico – The play was so poorly publicized that it <\/span>went by unnoticed <\/span><\/i>by the audiences<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                              1. Passar r\u00e1pido<\/b> – to go by quickly<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                • O viagem durou oito horas, mas <\/span>passou r\u00e1pido<\/span><\/i> – The trip lasted eight hours, but it <\/span>went by quickly<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
                                • \u00c9 impressionante como o tempo <\/span>passa r\u00e1pido<\/span><\/i> nas f\u00e9rias – It\u2019s amazing how<\/span> time<\/span> goes by quickly<\/span><\/i> when we\u2019re on vacation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                  Now how about we chill to the tunes of the Brazilian classic Vai Passar<\/em>, by the famous Chico Buarque? Read the lyrics carefully and sing along!:<\/p>\n