Portuguese | English |
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a- adjective | a-(not, without, opposite of) ad-(near; at) |
a algum lugar adverb | somewhere(to some place) |
a barra está limpa phrase | the coast is clear(there is no danger) |
A Bela Adormecida proper noun | Sleeping Beauty(fairy tale) |
a beleza está nos olhos de quem a vê phrase | beauty is in the eye of the beholder(people have different ideas of what is beautiful) |
a beleza está nos olhos de quem vê phrase | beauty is in the eye of the beholder(people have different ideas of what is beautiful) |
a beça adjective | effing((euphemistic, slang) bowdlerization of fucking) |
a bombordo adverb | aport(on the left side of the boat) |
a bordo adverb | aboard(on board) |
a bordo de preposition | aboard(on board of) |
a cada um o que é seu phrase | to each his own(every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences) |
a caminho preposition | en route(on the way) on the way(coming) |
a camisinha estourou phrase | my condom broke(indicates that the condom of the speaker broke) |
a capela adverb | a cappella(performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment) |
a cappella adverb | a cappella(performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment) |
a casa de um homem é o seu castelo phrase | a man's home is his castle(proverbial expression of personal privacy and security) |
a cavalo adverb | horseback(on the back of a horse) |
a cavalo dado não se olha os dentes phrase | beggars can't be choosers(when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts) don't look a gift horse in the mouth(a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely) |
a cavalo dado não se olham os dentes phrase | don't look a gift horse in the mouth(a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely) |
a cera sobeja queima a igreja phrase | too many cooks spoil the broth(with too many people a task won't be done very well) |
a cereja no topo do bolo noun {f} | icing on the cake(something that intensifies the appreciation of something else) |
a cobrar adjective | collect(paid for by the recipient) |
a coisa se complica phrase | the plot thickens(used to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation) |
a conta phrase | the bill, pleasephrase |
a contragosto preposition | against the grain(unwillingly, reluctantly) |
A Corunha proper noun {f} | A Coruña(city in Galicia) |
a curiosidade matou o gato phrase | curiosity killed the cat(undue curiosity is dangerous) |
a curto prazo adjective | short-term [shorter-term, shortest-term](of the near or immediate future) |
a céu aberto adjective | open-air(taking place outdoors) |
a céu aberto adverb | outdoors(in the open air) |
a dela pronoun {f} | hers(that which belongs to her) |
a despeito de preposition | despitepreposition in spite ofpreposition |
a distância adverb | aloof(at or from a distance) |
a dois tempos adjective | two-stroke(attributive) |
a emenda sair pior que o soneto phrase | the cure is worse than the disease(The solution to a problem produces a worse net result) |
a escolhida noun {f} | the one(person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) |