Portugál | Angol |
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fazer vista grossa verb | look the other way(to ignore something wrong) turn a blind eye(to ignore or deliberately overlook) |
fazer xixi verb | pee [peed, peeing, pees]verb weeverb wee-weeverb |
fazer zapping verb | zap [zapped, zapping, zaps](change channels repeatedly) |
fazer/dar uma caminhada verb | hike [hiked, hiking, hikes](to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise) |
fazer/realizar verb | log in(gain access to a computer system) |
fazível adjective | feasible(that can be done in practice) |
a mão esquerda não sabe o que faz a direita phrase | the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing(two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities) |
a prática faz a perfeição phrase | practice makes perfect(if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it) |
a união faz a força phrase | many hands make light work(a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily) united we stand, divided we fall(people are more successful as a group than as individuals) unity is strength(unity makes us become stronger) |
afazer noun {m} | affair [affairs](that which is done or is to be done) |
alfazema noun {f} | common lavender(Lavandula angustifolia) lavender [lavenders](plant) |
aqui se faz phrase | what goes around comes around(actions have consequences) |
contrafazer verb | counterfeit [counterfeited, counterfeiting, counterfeits](To produce something that appears to be official or valid) |
deitar cedo e cedo erguer dá saúde e faz crescer phrase | early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise(Benjamin Franklin quote) |
desfazer verb | dismantle [dismantled, dismantling, dismantles](take apart) undo [undid, undone, undoing, undoes](to reverse) |
desfazer-se verb | unravel [unravelled, unravelling, unravels](to become undone; to collapse) |
dois erros não fazem um acerto phrase | two wrongs don't make a right(a wrongful action is not a morally appropriate way to correct or cancel a previous wrongful action) |
é mais fácil dizer do que fazer adjective | easier said than done(easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) |
é mais fácil falar do que fazer adjective | easier said than done(easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) |
liquefazer verb | liquefy [liquefied, liquefying, liquefies](make into a liquid) |
lista de afazeres noun {f} | to-do list(list of errands) |
macaco faz phrase | monkey see, monkey dophrase |
mas não pode fazê-lo beber phrase | you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink(you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it) |
não há o que fazer phrase | it can't be helped(it is inevitable) |
não se faz omelete sem se quebrar alguns ovos phrase | the end justifies the means(morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary) |
não se pode fazer omelete sem quebrar os ovos phrase | you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette(phrase) |
o hábito faz o monge phrase | clothes maketh the man(a person's appearances count for a lot) |
o hábito não faz o monge phrase | clothes don't make the manphrase the cowl does not make the monk(the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence) |
o que estás a fazer? phrase | what are you doingphrase |
o que eu devo fazer? phrase | what should I do(what should I do?) |
o que você está fazendo? phrase | what are you doingphrase |
os ratos fazem a festa phrase | when the cat's away the mice will play(in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) |