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one's meaning in Portuguese
| English | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| one's (belonging to one) determiner [UK: wʌnz] [US: wʌnz] | de alguémdeterminer seudeterminer |
| one's bark is worse than one's bite (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) phrase | cão que ladra não mordephrase |
| according to one's understanding (as far as one can understand) preposition | pelo que eu saibapreposition pelo que eu seipreposition pelo que seipreposition |
| ace up one's sleeve (a surprise of which others are not aware) noun | carta nas mangasnoun ás na manganoun |
| act one's age (to be mature and not childish) verb | comporte-severb |
| ahead of one's time (in advance of commonly accepted ideas) preposition [UK: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] | à frente de seu tempopreposition |
| another nail in someone's coffin (one in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall) phrase | mais um prego no caixãophrase |
| ants in one's pants (agitated and fidgety state) noun | fogo no rabonoun |
| apple of someone's eye (favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one) noun [UK: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz aɪ] [US: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈaɪ] | menina dos olhosnoun |
| at the top of one's lungs preposition | a plenos pulmõespreposition o mais alto que puderpreposition |
| at the top of one's voice preposition [UK: ət ðə tɒp əv wʌnz vɔɪs] [US: ət ðə ˈtɑːp əv wʌnz ˌvɔɪs] | o mais alto que puderpreposition |
| blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | assoar o narizverb |
| blow up in one's face (fail disastrously) verb | |
| born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | nascer em berço de ouroadjective |
| box someone's ears (slap on the side of the head) verb | dar um pé de ouvidoverb |
| break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | desjejuarverb |
| break someone's heart (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) verb | |
| breathe down someone's neck (to follow or supervise too closely) verb | |
| brush one's teeth (to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush) verb [UK: brʌʃ wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈbrəʃ wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | lavar os dentesverb |
| burn one's bridges verb | |
| burst someone's bubble (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) verb | |
| by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | por um fiopreposition por um trizpreposition |
| cat got someone's tongue (why are you not saying anything?) phrase | o gato comeu sua línguaphrase |
| change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | mudar de ideiaverb |
| come to someone's aid (to assist and rescue someone) verb | acudirverb |
| cross one's fingers (put the middle finger across the index finger) verb | cruzar os dedosverb |
| dig in one's heels (to act in a determined manner) verb | fincar o péverb |
| dig one's own grave (to act in a way expected to backfire) verb | |
| dip one's toe in (begin to explore, get involved) verb | pegar a manhaverb |
| drown one's sorrows (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) verb | afogar as mágoasverb |
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