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Portuguese to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Portuguese term		English translation
o x da questão		the heart of the matter
olhar do outro e olhar para o outro		being seen through the eyes of others and examining the perspective of others	Elvira Alves Barry
Entered by: Elvira Alves Barry
olhares cruzados		Crossed Glances (on Children's Hospitalisation)
Olho nu		naked eye
ordem e progresso		Order and Progress
Os três da vida airada		The Three Musketeers
palavra final		final word
Para ausência de dúvidas		to remove any doubt
Parar é morrer		Stagnation is death
partir a loiça toda		put the cat among the pigeons/be a thorn in the side/is going to make the proverbial hit the fan
passar a redundância da expressão		excuse the redundancy	Daniel Frisano
Entered by: Daniel Frisano
Passar bem!		Good bye and good riddance!
pau, pau; pedra, pedra		call a spade a spade
pôr o dedo na ferida		pour salt on (rub salt into) the wound	Rafael Mantovani
Entered by: Rafael Mantovani
pessoa infiltrada		he was already in the know
pilares de apoio		supporting pillars
pintado		indian	Martin Riordan
Entered by: Martin Riordan
pode tirar o cavalinho da chuva		you can forget it..it's not going to happen..	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
Por a mão no fogo		to stick one's neck out for somebody
por entre cervejas e pevides		between beers and seeds	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
Por Tabela		Indirectly	Sonny Tissot
Entered by: Sonny Tissot
Profissão de desgaste rápido		short-term career
pular o muro de volta		to do an about-face / to shift allegiance / to flip-flop
pulso pulsado		pulsed pulse...	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
quando a cabeça não pensa o corpo padece		Marry in haste, repent at leisure
quanto mais mexe, mais fede		If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
queima de arquivo		witness elimination
Quem avisa amigo é		He who warns is a friend
Quem é vivo sempre aparece		Long time no see
Quem conta um conto aumenta um ponto		The tale/story grows in the telling /A tale never loses in the telling	Rafael Mantovani
Entered by: Rafael Mantovani
quem está na areia não faz		no action from those in the area
quem tem boca vai a Roma		Better to ask the way than go astray.
rebimboca da parafuseta		thingamajig, thingamabob, dohickey, whatchamacallit, doodad
resposta seca		he answered curtly
rsrrss		ha ha ha	Phillip Berryman
Entered by: Phillip Berryman
saúde de ferro		iron constitution	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
Saudade que mata!		(A case of the) Homesick blues	VERLOW WOGLO JR
Entered by: VERLOW WOGLO JR
são os males que vêm para bem.		a blessing in disguise / every gray cloud has a silver lining
só não tenho o caminhão		The only thing I/we do not do is drive the truck(s) (myself/ourselves).
Só nos resta		All we can do is...

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