Portuguese | English |
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perto preposition | about(in the immediate neighborhood of) by(near, or next to) |
perto adjective | close [closer, closest](at a little distance) near [nearer, nearest](physically close) next(being closer to the present location than all other items) nigh(near, close by) |
perto adverb | near(at or towards a position close in space or time) next(In a time, place or sequence closest or following) |
perto de preposition | aboutpreposition against(close to) around(near) near(in close proximity to) |
perto do coração phrase | absence makes the heart grow fonder(When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it) |
aperto noun | pinch [pinches](difficult situation) |
aperto noun {m} | deep water(difficult or embarrassing situation) dire straits(difficult position) jam [jams](difficult situation) squeeze [squeezes](difficult position) strait [straits](difficult position) |
aperto de mão noun {m} | handshake [handshakes](grasping of hands by two people) |
de perto adverb | closely(in a close manner) |
desperto adjective | awake(conscious) |
desperto adjective {m} | wakeful(sleepless, see also: sleepless) |
esperto adjective | arch(knowing, clever, mischievous) clever [cleverer, cleverest](mentally quick or sharp) cunning(sly) fly(quick-witted) nimble(quick-witted and alert) sharp [sharper, sharpest](intelligent) sly [slier, sliest](artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily) |
esperto adjective {m} | smart [smarter, smartest](exhibiting social ability or cleverness) |
esperto como uma raposa adjective | sly as a fox(very sly) |
experto noun {m} | maven(expert in a given field) |
nos sentávamos perto do buraco do lago congelado e pescávamos por horas. verb | would(indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) |
passou perto phrase | close, but no cigar(used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite) |
por perto adverb | nearby(close to) |
sair de perto verb | stand back(maintain a safe distance) |
ser mais esperto que verb | outsmart [outsmarted, outsmarting, outsmarts](beat in a competition of wits) |