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Portuguese to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Portuguese term		English translation
mexer com (alguém)		catcall (someone)
microfilamentos		Microfilaments..	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
Modéstia a parte		Modesty aside,...
monte		looking at the total amount, it doesn't seem much
morde e assopra		one plays good cop, the other bad cop
morreu de morte matada (PT-BR)		he was killed to death
morreu no Brás		died in the gutter
muita parra e pouca uva		more chaff than wheat	Edgar Potter
Entered by: Edgar Potter
muitos viraram a cara para mim		many (of them) blew me off, many (of them) turned their backs on me
na caderneta de alguém		on somebody's academic record
na parada		while marching in a procession/on parade
Nada se cria, tudo se copia		Nothing is created, everything is copied
nas costas dos outros vemos as nossas		He who chatters to you, will chatter of you.
não deixar pedra sobre pedra		raze (something) to the ground
Não entregue o ouro aos bandidos		don't play into the hands of your enemies
não estar com nada (slang)		don't stand a chance (specific to this context)
não fiz a conta		I didn't do the math	Rafa Lombardino
Entered by: Rafa Lombardino
não há tanta gordura para quiemar		there's not so much fat to trim
Não seja cafona!		don't be so tacky!
não sou namoradeira		I don\'t date a lot
não tem esse negócio não		it's not about that - no way.
não vêm para o mato sem corda		they won't look out for anything but their own interests
Nem me fale!		Don't even get me started...
Ninguém é de ferro		no one is made of steel
no frigir dos ovos		at the end of the day
numa boa / na manha do aranha / na boa / moleza		takin' it easy / a piece of cake	Mario Freitas
Entered by: Mario Freitas
o "grosso"		the big monthly stock-up	Mario Freitas
Entered by: Mario Freitas
o barato sai caro		cheap can cost dear / buy cheap, pay dear
o bicho vai pegar		itis going to get uggly/things are going to get ugly
o cabelo cortado ralo		with shaved heads
o chão caiu para o Autor		the Plaintiff"s world fell apart
o histórico		record
o meu marido desceu em você. Meu marido incorporou no senhor.		you are possessed by my husband\'s spirit
O olho do dono é que engorda o gado.		the eye of the master fattens the cattle
O pior já passou		The worst is over
O que é (que é )isso?!		What the heck (is that)?
O QUE PEGA MESMO ...		The drawback
O que tem a ver o cu com a calça?		WTF does one thing have to do with the other?
O saber não ocupa lugar		You can never learn too much
o segredo é alma do negócio		Silence is golden

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