Portuguese | English |
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a necessidade aguça o engenho phrase | necessity is the mother of invention(a person in need will find a way) |
a necessidade é a mãe de toda invenção phrase | necessity is the mother of invention(a person in need will find a way) |
A negativo adjective {m} | A negativeadjective |
a noite adverb | at night(during the night) |
a noite de amanhã noun {f} | tomorrow night(night after the present day) |
a noite é uma criança phrase | the night is young(it's not very late) |
a noite toda/inteira adverb | all night(entire night) |
à noite todo gato é pardo phrase | all cats are grey in the dark(proverb) |
a paciência é uma virtude phrase | patience is a virtue(it is better to be patient than impatient) |
à paisana adjective | plainclothes(wearing civilian clothes) |
a par adjective | up(informed about) |
à parte adverb | apart(separately, in regard to space or company) aside(to or on one side) |
a partir de preposition | as of(from a specified time) since(from (time)) |
a partir de agora adverb | onward(In a forward direction) |
a pé preposition | on foot(walking, jogging, running) |
a pé adverb | afoot(means of locomotion, walking) |
a pena é mais forte do que a espada phrase | the pen is mightier than the sword(more power can achieved writing than fighting) |
a pena é mais forte que a espada phrase | the pen is mightier than the sword(more power can achieved writing than fighting) |
a plenos pulmões preposition | at the top of one's lungspreposition |
a ponto de preposition | on the verge of(almost at the beginning of doing sth.) |
a ponto de phrase | about to(indicating imminence) |
à popa adverb | abaft((nautical) on the aft side) |
a porta fechada preposition | behind closed doors(in private) |
a portas fechadas preposition | behind closed doors(in private) |
A positivo adjective {m} | A positiveadjective |
a posteriori adjective | a posteriori(involving deduction of theories from facts) |
a posteriori adverb | a posteriori(in a manner that deduces theories from facts) |
a postos preposition | at the ready(ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation) |
a pouco e pouco preposition | by degrees(in gradual steps) |
a prática faz a perfeição phrase | practice makes perfect(if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it) |
a pressa é a inimiga da perfeição phrase | haste makes waste(being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes) |
à primeira vista preposition | at first blush(upon first impression or consideration) at first glance(after only a superficial examination or review) |
a princípio preposition | at first(initially; at the start) |
a priori adjective | a priori((logic) based on hypothesis rather than experiment.) |
a priori adverb | a priori(derived by logic) |
a privada está entupida phrase | the toilet is cloggedphrase |
a propósito preposition | apropos(regarding or concerning) |