Idioms 2/2 Flashcards
por toda parte
everywhere
por via das dúvidas
just in case
porção de, uma
a large number of, a lot of
pôr-se a + infinitive
to start
pôr-se a caminho
to start out, set out
pôr-se em pé
to get up
posto que
although, inasmuch as
pregar uma peça
to play a trick
prestar atenção
to pay attention
Pronto!
Ready! That’s all! Finished!
puxar a mãe, pela mãe
to take after one’s mother
qual o quê
not at all, of course not
quando do seu regresso
upon his return
quanto a
as for
quanto antes melhor
the sooner the better
quanto antes, o
as soon as possible
quanto mais… (tanto) mais
the more… the more
Quanto tempo?
How long? (time)
Que nada!
Nonsense, not at all
que nem
just like (colloquial)
Que tal…
How about…
Que tal?
What do you think of that?
quebrar o galho
to get a job done or do a favor
queima-roupa, à
at close range, point blank
queira + infinitive
please
quem quer que
whoever, whomever
querer bem a
to love (someone)
querer dizer
to mean, to mean to say
querer mal a
to have ill will for someone
quinze dias
two weeks
raspar à máquina
to use the clippers (cutting hair)
repetir tudo tim-tim por tim-tim
to repeat everything exactly
reprovado num exame, ser
to fail an examination
responder certo
to answer correctly
saber de cór e salteado
to know by heart
saber lidar com uma pessoa
know how to handle a person
sair bem ou mal
to come out well or poorly
saltar de
to get off (a taxi, bus)
são horas de
it is time to
se bem que
although
seja como for
come what way
sem mais tardar
right now
sem querer
by accident, unintentionally
sem um vintém
penniless
semana que vem
next week (month…)
sentir calor
to be warm (a person)
sentir falta (saudades) de
to miss, be homesick for
ser dono de si mesmo
to be one’s own boss
Será?
Are you sure about that?
servir (para)
to be good, useful (for)
só prestar para o fogo
not be worth two cents
sob medida
made to order, tailor-made
Tá na mesa, pessoal!
Dinner is on!
tal pai, tal filho
like father, like son
tanto quanto
as much as
tão cedo
so soon
tão como (or quanto)
as… as
Tenho que…
I must…
ter cuidado
to be careful
ter de + infinitive
to have to (ter que)
ter do bom e do melhor
to have nothing but the best
ter juízo
to be prudent, sensible
ter medo
to be afraid
ter notícias de
to hear from
ter pena de
to feel sorry for
ter queda para
to have a bent, inclination for
ter receio de
to be afraid, to be suspicious
ter saudades de
to be homesick for, to miss
ter vontade de
to feel like doing something
ter… anos
to be … years old
tirar a sorte grande
to hit the jackpot, win the first prize
tirar a sorte
to flip a coin
tirar conclusões
to draw conclusions
tirar cópias
to make copies
tirar desforra de
to get even with
tirar um retrato
to take a picture
tirar uma soneca
to take a nap, snooze
tocar piano
to play the piano
todas as vezes que
whenever, as often as
todo o mundo
everybody
todo prosa
very proud
todos os dias
every day
tomar banho de mar
to go swimming
tomar conta de
to take care of, to take charge of
tomar coragem
take courage
tomar providências
take the steps to do something
tornar a + infinitive
to… again
tratar de + infinitive
to take care of, to try to
tratar-se de
to be about, to be a question of
uma vez que
seeing that, once (that), since
valer à pena
to be worthwhile (worth the trouble)
valer-se de
to make use of
Vamos… + infinitive
Let’s…
vez por outra
now and then, once in a while
virar de cabeça pra baixo
to turn upside down
virar pelo avesso
to turn inside out
visto que
seeing that, since
voltar a + infinitive
to … again
vou ver (se)
I will see (whether)
