Portuguese | English |
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um dia adverb | someday(sometime; at some time in the future) |
um dia desses adverb | one of these days(one day) |
algum dia adverb | one day(at unspecified time in the future) sometime(at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future) |
algum dia desses adverb | one of these days(one day) |
de um dia para o outro adverb | overnight(in a very short amount of time) |
dê a um homem um peixe e você o alimentará por um dia. Ensine-o a pescar e você o alimentará por toda uma vida phrase | give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime(more worthwhile to teach someone than do it for them) |
Roma e Pavia não se fizeram num dia phrase | Rome wasn't built in a day(it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive) |