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The phrases Portuguese speakers actually use
Ficar nas horas
Get pissed off
A expressão ficar nas horas usa-se quando alguém fica realmente zangado ou furioso. Uma variante comum é ficar nas horas do diabo.
Example:
- Não emprestei dinheiro ao Rafael e ele ficou nas horas.
- I didn’t lend Rafael any money and he got pissed.
Transcript
Esticar a corda.
Keep going
direct communicationstraight talk
Pão pão, queijo queijo
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stalled planswork delay
Em águas de bacalhau
The expression "em águas de bacalhau" refers to something that remains stuck or unresolved. For example, a plan that, for some reason, never moves…
inconvenient timinglate arrival
Tarde e a más horas
The expression "tarde e a más horas" is an emphatic way of saying that someone arrived not just late, but at an inconvenient or…
exceeding expectationsfalling short
Ir além v. Ficar aquém
"Ir além" means to exceed or go beyond what was expected, while "ficar aquém" is the opposite: it means not meeting expectations.
inconsistencymismatchsuspicion
Não bate certo
“Não bate certo” means something doesn’t make sense, doesn’t fit, or seems inconsistent.
dismissive responseirrelevance
E daí?
The expression "e daí?" is used to dismiss a comment or suggest that the information shared is irrelevant or unimportant. Another similar expression is…
