Portuguese | English |
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cão que late não morde adjective | all bark and no bite(full of big talk) |
colher o que semear verb | reap what one sows(to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions) |
como queira interjection | as you wishinterjection |
como queríamos demonstrar phrase | quod erat demonstrandumphrase |
considerando que conjunction | whereas(it being the case that…) |
contanto que conjunction | as long as(if, assuming) provided(only if) |
cuspir no prato que comeu verb | bite the hand that feeds one(cause harm to a benefactor) |
custe o que custar noun | whatever it takes(anything required to achieve an objective) |
custe o que custar; a todo custo preposition | at all costs(sparing no effort) |
dado que conjunction | given that(in consideration of the fact that) whereas(it being the case that…) |
dar um passo maior do que a perna verb | bite off more than one can chew(To try to do too much) |
de modo que conjunction {n} | so that(in order to) |
disco quebrado noun {m} | broken record(Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance) |
do jeito que está preposition | as it stands(in the current state or circumstances) |
do jeito que está adverb | as it is(in the actual circumstances) |
do que preposition | than(Introduces a comparison) |
do que adianta phrase | what's the good of(What is the purpose or advantage of) |
do que alguém é feito noun | |
é de menino que se torce o pepino phrase | as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined(a person's formative experiences influence their adult character) |
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) |
é melhor prevenir do que remediar phrase | a stitch in time saves nine(a timely effort can prevent larger problems) better safe than sorry(it is preferable to be cautious) |
eu acho que não phrase | I don't think so(I think that what has been said is untrue) |
eu não quero phrase | I don't want itphrase |
eu não quero comprar nada phrase | |
eu não quero falar sobre isso phrase | |
eu não quero isso phrase | I don't want itphrase |
exceção que prova a regra noun {f} | exception that proves the rule(occurrence of counterexample) |
exceto que conjunction | only(except) |
faça aos outros o que quer que façam a você phrase | do unto others as you would have them do unto you(One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself) |
fazer o que dá na cabeça verb | fly by the seat of one's pants(to improvise a course of action) |
Gato Que Ri proper noun {m} | Cheshire cat(fictional grinning cat) |
logo que conjunction | as soon as(immediately after) |
mais do que tudo adverb | most of all(to a greater extent than anything else) |
mais feio que bater em mãe adjective | ugly as sin(extremely ugly) |
mais para lá do que para cá preposition | on one's last legs(about to die) |
mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando phrase | a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(small but certain advantage is preferable) |