{"id":8559,"date":"2020-12-04T08:05:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T08:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=8559"},"modified":"2021-03-17T20:04:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T20:04:09","slug":"learn-more-idioms-with-the-word-hand-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/learn-more-idioms-with-the-word-hand-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn more idioms with the word &#8216;hand&#8217; in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ol\u00e1 leitores! Hello readers! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hoje daremos continuidade a um texto que foi uma \u201cm\u00e3o na roda\u201d. If you are one of our loyal followers, you might know what we are referring to. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And for those who haven&#8217;t figured it out yet, don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;ll <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">te dar uma m\u00e3o<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (give you a hand). Today we will be moving forward with our list of useful idioms with the word \u2018hand\u2019 in Portuguese. Did you miss the first part? Click <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/learn-some-idioms-with-the-word-hand-in-portuguese\/\">here<\/a> to catch. But now let\u2019s dive right in. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Me d\u00e1 a m\u00e3o e vamos juntos!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Dar uma m\u00e3o | <\/b><b><i>\u201cGive a hand\u201d, lend a helping hand<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_8561\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8561\" class=\" wp-image-8561\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/hands-4704392_640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/hands-4704392_640.png 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/hands-4704392_640-350x310.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Express\u00f5es com &#8216;m\u00e3o&#8217; em portugu\u00eas (Photo by Alexander Lesnitsky from Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ask for help to perform a task. But don&#8217;t mistake it for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pedir a m\u00e3o<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(asking for the hand), which is usually used when make a marriage proposal.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voc\u00ea pode <\/span><b>me dar uma m\u00e3o<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> para pintar minha casa? | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Could you <\/span><\/i><b><i>lend me a hand <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to paint my house?<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se n\u00e3o fosse a <\/span><b>m\u00e3o que ele me deu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, eu n\u00e3o teria terminado o trabalho a tempo | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it weren&#8217;t for him <\/span><\/i><b><i>lending me a helping hand<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I wouldn&#8217;t have finished the job in time.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>M\u00e3o cheia | \u201cFull hand\u201d, to be talented<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To call someone highly skilled, has mastery and a lot of familiarity with a certain subject.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suas empadas s\u00e3o maravilhosas, voc\u00ea \u00e9 uma cozinheira de <\/span><b>m\u00e3o cheia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your pies are wonderful, you are such a<\/span><\/i><b><i> talented<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cook<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice \u00e9 uma professora de <\/span><b>m\u00e3o cheia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, por isso voc\u00ea deveria valorizar mais o trabalho dela |<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice is an <\/span><\/i><b><i>excellent<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> teacher, so you should appreciate her more<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>&#8220;Uma m\u00e3o lava a outra&#8221; | <\/b><b><i>&#8220;One hand washes the other&#8221;<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><b><i>You scratch my back, and I&#8217;ll scratch yours<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Think about when you wash your hands. One always helps the other to clean and rinse. Therefore this is an exchange that can be beneficial to both parties.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lembre-se que <\/span><b>uma m\u00e3o lava a outra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, se voc\u00ea me ajudar agora, eu te ajudo depois | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember that if <strong>you scratch my back I\u2019ll scratch yours<\/strong>, so if you help me now, I will help you later<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pol\u00edtica \u00e9 assim mesmo, <\/span><b>uma m\u00e3o sempre lava a outra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | That\u2019s how <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">politics go, <i><strong>you scratch my back I\u2019ll scratch yours<\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_8562\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8562\" class=\" wp-image-8562\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/hand-853188_640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/hand-853188_640.png 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/hand-853188_640-350x173.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aperto de m\u00e3os (Photo by Reimund Bertrams por Pixabay)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>&#8220;De m\u00e3o beijada&#8221; | \u201ckissed hand\u201d, on a silver platter<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone that has achieved something very easily and with little effort and without earning it, as if it were for free.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joana ganhou o concurso <\/span><b>de m\u00e3o beijada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, porque era parente de um dos ju\u00edzes | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joana won the contest <\/span><\/i><b><i>on a silver platter<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, because she was related to one of the judges<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tudo que ele tem foi heran\u00e7a de sua fam\u00edlia, Marcelo sempre teve tudo de <\/span><b>m\u00e3o beijada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He inherited everything he owns, Marcelo always had everything <\/span><\/i><b><i>handed to him on a silver platter<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>&#8220;M\u00e3o furada&#8221; | \u201chole in the hand\u201d, to be a butterfingers<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To call someone clumsy, unable to hold objects in his hands<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meu time de futebol perdeu de goleada porque o goleiro \u00e9 muito <\/span><b>m\u00e3o furada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My soccer team lost the match because the goalkeeper is <\/span><\/i><b><i>a butterfingers<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cruz credo, voc\u00ea \u00e9 muito <\/span><b>m\u00e3o furada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, j\u00e1 \u00e9 o quinto copo que voc\u00ea quebra! | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jesus, you are such <\/span><\/i><b><i>a butterfingers<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you already broke five glasses!<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cM\u00e3o leve&#8221; | &#8220;Light hand&#8221;, light-fingered<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone knows how to cheat in card games or steals objects without being noticed.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N\u00e3o jogo mais baralho com Manoel, ele \u00e9 muito <\/span><b>m\u00e3o leve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |\u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I won\u2019t play cards with Manoel anymore, he is a <\/span><\/i><b><i>light-fingered<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> player<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sempre fico atento quando vou ao centro da cidade, \u00e9 l\u00e1 que sempre ficam os <\/span><b>m\u00e3os leves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I always watch out when I go to the city center, that&#8217;s where the <\/span><\/i><b><i>light-fingered <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>BONUS: \u201cM\u00e3o boba\u201d | \u201csilly hand\u201d, wandering hands<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Featuring in many songs, this is another Brazilian classic and it has two meanings. The first is when someone caresses another person in their private parts, in a subtle and furtive way. Another possibility is when you use your hands to take advantage of a certain situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brasileiros s\u00e3o muito calorosos, mas eles t\u00eam a <\/span><b>m\u00e3o boba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazilians are very warm people, but watch out for their <\/span><\/i><b><i>wandering hand<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tira essa <\/span><b>m\u00e3o boba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> das minhas batatas-fritas, voc\u00ea j\u00e1 comeu as suas! | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get those <\/span><\/i><b><i>hands<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> off my French fries, you&#8217;ve already had yours!<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phew, we are finally through! Do you have any idioms with hand in your native language? Leave your comment below! At\u00e9 mais!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/hand-woman-female-man-touch-fingers-reach-support-god-350x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/hand-woman-female-man-touch-fingers-reach-support-god-350x173.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/hand-woman-female-man-touch-fingers-reach-support-god-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/hand-woman-female-man-touch-fingers-reach-support-god.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Ol\u00e1 leitores! Hello readers! Hoje daremos continuidade a um texto que foi uma \u201cm\u00e3o na roda\u201d. If you are one of our loyal followers, you might know what we are referring to. And for those who haven&#8217;t figured it out yet, don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;ll te dar uma m\u00e3o (give you a hand). 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