Portuguese | English |
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coisa noun {f} | affair [affairs](any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely) doohickey(a thing) gizmo(thingy) thing [things](that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept) thingamajig(something that one does not know the name of) thingy(a thing) whatchamacallit(any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember) |
coisa em si noun {f} | thing-in-itself(thing as it is independent of any conceptualization, see also: noumenon) |
coisa-em-si noun {f} | thing-in-itself(thing as it is independent of any conceptualization, see also: noumenon) |
coisarada noun {f} | jazz(the (in)tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a thing; unspecified thing(s)) |
coisas noun {f-Pl} | stuff(miscellaneous items; things) |
a coisa se complica phrase | the plot thickens(used to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation) |
alguma coisa pronoun {f} | something(unspecified object) |
dar em alguma coisa verb | pan out(proceed according to plan) |
dizer alguma coisa verb | ring a bell(to seem vaguely familiar) |
estado de coisas noun {m} | state of affairs(specific situation) |
fazer a coisa certa verb | do the right thing(act ethically) |
fazer as coisas do seu jeito verb | march to the beat of a different drum(to do things unconventionally) |
grande coisa interjection | big deal(so what) |
grande coisa noun | big deal(something very important) |
Internet das coisas proper noun {f} | Internet of Things(Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects) |
mais alguma coisa pronoun | anything else(any other thing) |
nenguma coisa pronoun {f} | nothing(not any thing) |
não ser grande coisa phrase | no biggie(not a big deal) |
não ter noção das coisas verb | not know which end is up(to have no common sense) |
qualquer coisa pronoun | whateverpronoun |
qualquer coisa pronoun {f} | anything(any thing of any kind) |
qualquer coisa noun {f} | anything(someone or something) |
qualquer coisa que determiner | whateverdeterminer |
quanto mais as coisas mudam phrase | the more things change, the more they stay the same( change is constant, unavoidable and a fact of life) |