Portuguese | English |
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perna noun {f} | arm [arms](part of object) pant leg(either of the legs of a pair of pants) temple [temples](sidepiece of spectacles) |
perna-amarela-grande noun {m} | greater yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
perna-amarela-pequeno noun {f} | lesser yellowlegs(Tringa flavipes) |
perna-de-pau noun {f} | stilt [stilts](walking pole) |
perna traseira noun {f} | hind leg [hind legs](either of two legs towards the rear) |
perna-verde-comum noun {m} | common greenshank(Tringa nebularia) |
perna-verde-fino noun {m} | marsh sandpiper(Tringa stagnatilis) |
perna-vermelha-comum noun {m} | common redshank [common redshanks](Tringa totanus) |
pernambuco noun {m} | brazilwood(timber tree) |
Pernambuco proper noun {m} | Pernambuco(state) |
Pernau proper noun {f} | Pärnu(city in Estonia) |
dar um passo maior do que a perna verb | bite off more than one can chew(To try to do too much) |
de pernas para o ar adverb | upside down(in great disorder) |
entreperna noun {f} | crotch [crotches](area of a person’s body) |
hipernatremia noun {f} | hypernatremia(abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma) |
hipernatrêmico adjective | hypernatremic(having an abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma) |
mentira tem perna curta phrase | a lie has no legs(you can't get away with a lie) |
passar a perna verb | pull a fast one(to deceive or trick) |
síndrome das pernas inquietas noun | restless legs syndrome(a neurological disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move one's body to stop uncomfortable or odd sensations, usually in the legs) |