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the (article)
[UK: ðə]
[US: ðə]

a{f}

as{f-Pl}

o{m}

os{m-Pl}

the (indicating a result like the comparative)
adverb
[UK: ðə]
[US: ðə]

No word accompanies the comparative in this usage.adverb

the (stressed, indicating that the object in question is the only one worthy of attention)
[UK: ðə]
[US: ðə]

o + superl.

the (the + comparative, the + comparative)
adverb
[UK: ðə]
[US: ðə]

comp.adverb

quanto + comp.adverb

the apple does not fall far from the tree (a child is similar to its parents)
phrase

filho de peixephrase

peixinho éphrase

the bigger they are, the harder they fall (proverb)
phrase

maior a quedaphrase

quanto maior a alturaphrase

the bill, please phrase
[UK: ðə bɪl pliːz]
[US: ðə ˈbɪl ˈpliːz]

a contaphrase

por favorphrase

the coast is clear (there is no danger)
phrase
[UK: ðə kəʊst ɪz klɪə(r)]
[US: ðə koʊst ˈɪz ˈklɪr]

a barra está limpaphrase

the cowl does not make the monk (the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence)
phrase
[UK: ðə kaʊl dʌz nɒt ˈmeɪk ðə mʌŋk]
[US: ðə ˈkaʊl ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ˈmeɪk ðə ˈməŋk]

o hábito não faz o mongephrase

the cure is worse than the disease (The solution to a problem produces a worse net result)
phrase

a emenda sair pior que o sonetophrase

pior a emenda que o sonetophrase

the customer is always right (proverb)
phrase

o cliente tem sempre razãophrase

o freguês tem sempre razãophrase

the damage is done phrase

o mal está feitophrase

the devil (adds emphasis to a question or statement)
adverb

diabosadverb

the die is cast (conclusive action has been taken, so events will proceed in an irreversible manner)
phrase
[UK: ðə daɪ ɪz kɑːst]
[US: ðə ˈdaɪ ˈɪz ˈkæst]

a sorte está lançadaphrase

os dados estão lançadosphrase

the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on (life goes on even if some will try to stop progress)
phrase
[UK: ðə dɒɡz bɑːk bʌt ðə ˈkæ.rə.væn ɡəʊz ɒn]
[US: ðə ˈdɑːɡz ˈbɑːrk ˈbət ðə ˈkæ.rə.ˌvæn ɡoʊz ɑːn]

mas a caravana passaphrase

os cães ladramphrase

the drinks are on me phrase

eu pago as bebidasphrase

the early bird gets the worm (whoever arrives first has the best chance of success)
phrase
[UK: ðə ˈɜː.li bɜːd ˈɡets ðə wɜːm]
[US: ðə ˈɝː.li ˈbɝːd ˈɡets ðə ˈwɝːm]

Deus ajuda quem cedo madrugaphrase

The End (end of a story or film)
noun
[UK: ðə end]
[US: ðə ˈend]

fimnoun
{m}

the end justifies the means (morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary)
phrase
[UK: ðə end ˈdʒʌ.stɪ.faɪz ðə miːnz]
[US: ðə ˈend ˈdʒʌ.stə.ˌfaɪz ðə ˈmiːnz]

não se faz omelete sem se quebrar alguns ovosphrase

os fins justificam os meiosphrase

the enemy of my enemy is my friend (it is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat)
phrase

o inimigo do meu inimigo é meu amigophrase

the fuck (vulgar: intensifier used after interrogative pronouns)
phrase

Mas que raiophrase

the grass is always greener on the other side (others' circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.)
phrase
[UK: ðə ɡrɑːs ɪz ˈɔːl.weɪz ˈɡriː.nə(r) ɒn ðə ˈʌð.ə(r) saɪd]
[US: ðə ˈɡræs ˈɪz ˈɔːl.weɪz ˈɡriː.nər ɑːn ðə ˈʌð.r̩ ˈsaɪd]

a grama do vizinho é sempre mais verdephrase

The Hague (Dutch city)
proper noun
[UK: ðə ˈheɪɡ]
[US: ðə ˈheɪɡ]

Haiaproper noun
{f}

the king is dead, long live the king! phrase

rei mortophrase

rei postophrase

the lady doth protest too much (because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite must be true)
phrase

a senhora protesta muitophrase

the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing (two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities)
phrase

a mão esquerda não sabe o que faz a direitaphrase

the line is busy phrase

a linha está ocupadaphrase

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