Expressões Comunes em BJJ PORT-ENG: Grupo 1

Question 1

[note: false cognate!] se aproximar do oponente

Answer 1

to get close to the opponent

Question 2

a mão que tá na lapela corre pra gola

Answer 2

the hand that’s on the lapel goes to the collar

Question 3

a perna que tá sobrando

Answer 3

the leg that is not being used

Question 4

abraçar a perna

Answer 4

to hug the leg

Question 5

abraçar o pescoço/a a cabeça

Answer 5

to crossface

Question 6

abre o jogo

Answer 6

open up the game!

Question 7

abrir a guarda

Answer 7

to open the guard

Question 8

abrir o compasso

Answer 8

to open wide your leg or your opponent’s leg from a standing position pivoting off the other leg (in order to base out, release hooks, etc.)

Question 9

abrir o leque

Answer 9

to open your knees, to windshieldwipe, to back-step into base (from side control, etc.)

Question 10

abrir o leque

Answer 10

to open your base, to switch your hips or backstep to widen your base, to fan out, to windshieldwipe your feet

Question 11

abrir/fechar o cadeado

Answer 11

to open/close the guard

Question 12

acabar o gás

Answer 12

to gas out, to become physically exhausted; to finish

Question 13

acabou! (‘cabou!)

Answer 13

time!

Question 14

achar espaço

Answer 14

to find space

Question 15

acompanha o giro dele

Answer 15

roll

Question 16

adaptar o movimento pro seu jogo/corpo

Answer 16

to adapt the move to your game/body type

Question 17

adiantar o passo

Answer 17

to put the foot forward

Question 18

adução de braço

Answer 18

to pull your arm towards your ribs

Question 19

afasta as pernas!

Answer 19

widen your base!

Question 20

afasta ele!

Answer 20

push him away!

Question 21

afunda o joelho no chão

Answer 21

drop your knee or push his knee to the ground

Question 22

afunda o quadril

Answer 22

drop your hips to the ground

Question 23

agora ataca!

Answer 23

now attack!

Question 24

ajoelhar na barriga

Answer 24

to put the knee on the belly

Question 25

ajudar com a perna

Answer 25

to use the leg to help

Question 26

ajustar o estrangulamento

Answer 26

to adjust the choke

Question 27

alcançar a gola

Answer 27

to be able to reach the collar

Question 28

alcance

Answer 28

reach

Question 29

alivia o estrangulamento senão o parceiro apaga!

Answer 29

ease up on the choke otherwise your partner will pass out!

Question 30

alongamento

Answer 30

stretch

Question 31

amarrar a faixa

Answer 31

to tie the belt

Question 32

amarrar o jogo

Answer 32

to stall (the game); to tie

Question 33

amassa ele!

Answer 33

stack him up!

Question 34

ameaça a chave de braço e raspa!

Answer 34

threaten the armbar and sweep!

Question 35

ancorado

Answer 35

anchored

Question 36

andar como aranha

Answer 36

to circle like the hand of a clock facing up

Question 37

andar pra frente/pro lado/pra trás

Answer 37

to step forward/sideways/backwards

Question 38

apaga o cara!

Answer 38

put him to sleep!

Question 39

apertar o jogo

Answer 39

to tighten the game

Question 40

apertar o pescoço

Answer 40

to squeeze the neck; to tighten

Question 41

aplicação dos princípios

Answer 41

application of the principles

Question 42

aplicar a raspagem

Answer 42

to apply a sweep

Question 43

apoiar a mão no quadril

Answer 43

to rest the hands on the hips

Question 44

apoiar o cotovelo no chão

Answer 44

to post the elbow on the floor

Question 45

apontar o quadril pra direita/polegar pra cima/pé pra fora

Answer 45

to point the hips to the right/thumb upwards/the foot outwards

Question 46

aquecimento

Answer 46

warm-up

Question 47

aqui ele já começa a me desequilibrar

Answer 47

here he already starts to throw me off-balance

Question 48

aqui já incomoda o adversário

Answer 48

here the opponent will already be uncomfortable

Question 49

arrancada

Answer 49

explosion

Question 50

arrancar a pegada

Answer 50

to break the grip

Question 51

arroxa!

Answer 51

squeeze!

Question 52

atenta ao detalhe!

Answer 52

pay attention to the detail!

Question 53

atravessar o joelho na diagonal

Answer 53

to put the knee across

Question 54

avança e completa a montada!

Answer 54

go forward and mount!

Question 55

balança a perna

Answer 55

swing/shake the leg

Question 56

bate-estaca não vale

Answer 56

slamming is not allowed

Question 57

bater e voltar

Answer 57

to hit the ground and bounce back

Question 58

bater sem humilhar

Answer 58

to defeat someone without making them look bad

Question 59

bem posturado

Answer 59

in good posture

Question 60

bloquear um golpe

Answer 60

to block a move or strike

Question 61

bota a mão no chão

Answer 61

put the hand on the ground

Question 62

bota as costas no chão

Answer 62

put your back on the ground

Question 63

bota o pé no bíceps pra atrapalhar a passagem!

Answer 63

put the foot on the biceps to make the pass more difficult!

Question 64

bota pra dormir!

Answer 64

put him to sleep! Choke him out!

Question 65

bota pressão!

Answer 65

put pressure on him!

Question 66

botar o ombro na cara do adversário

Answer 66

to apply shoulder pressure (lit. to put your shoulder on the opponent's face)

Question 67

botar pra baixo o botar no chão

Answer 67

to take down (lit. to put on the floor)

Question 68

botar pra voar

Answer 68

to send flying (to throw)

Question 69

buscar o braço do oponente

Answer 69

to collect the opponent's arm

Question 70

caído

Answer 70

low in energy (of an atmosphere), downcase (of a person)

Question 71

cair na montada

Answer 71

to land on the mount

Question 72

cair numa armadilha

Answer 72

to fall into a trap

Question 73

cair que nem um saco de batata

Answer 73

to plop over (like a bag of potatoes)

Question 74

caminhar a mão pra trás

Answer 74

to move your hands backwards

Question 75

capota!

Answer 75

flip him over!

Question 76

capturar o braço

Answer 76

to trap the arm

Question 77

cava a mão até onde der

Answer 77

keep digging with the hand as long as you can (to reach a collar, etc.)

Question 78

ceder a pegada

Answer 78

to let go of a grip

Question 79

chama ele pra você

Answer 79

pull him to you

Question 80

chamar na chincha

Answer 80

to call someone out, to challenge someone to a match

Question 81

chamar pra meia-guarda

Answer 81

to pull someone into your half-guard

Question 82

chapar as costas do adversário no chão

Answer 82

to put the opponent's back flat on the ground

Question 83

chuta o joelho!

Answer 83

kick to the knee!

Question 84

chutar a perna que tá flutuando

Answer 84

to kick the leg that has no weight on it

Question 85

chutar e sentar

Answer 85

to kick and sit, to pendulum yourself from a lying position to a sitting one

Question 86

cola a cabeça perto da orelha

Answer 86

glue your head to his ear

Question 87

cola a canela no pescoço dele!

Answer 87

put your shin right next to the back of his neck!

Question 88

cola nele!

Answer 88

stick to him!

Question 89

colar o ombro no rosto

Answer 89

to put your shoulder on his face

Question 90

colar peito no peito

Answer 90

to put chest to chest

Question 91

com a mão enganchada no bíceps

Answer 91

with the hand hooked onto the biceps

Question 92

comer mosca

Answer 92

to snooze, in the "you snooze, you lose" sense (lit. to eat flies)

Question 93

completar a montada

Answer 93

to land in the mount

Question 94

concentrar o peso no quadril

Answer 94

to focus the weight on the hips

Question 95

consegui me safar

Answer 95

I managed to escape

Question 96

contra-golpe

Answer 96

a counter

Question 97

controla!

Answer 97

control (him/it)!

Question 98

controlar a distância

Answer 98

to manage the distance

Question 99

correr o quadril na lateral

Answer 99

to slide the hips down the side; to escape, run from a fight

Question 100

correr o risco de perder a posição

Answer 100

to run the risk of losing the position