Comments on: De Repente

By: Luiz

Luiz — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:45:28 +0000

Alguem conhece uma expressão em língua inglesa equivalente a “chutar o pau da barraca”?

By: Hermes Pacini

Hermes Pacini — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:16:51 +0000

Terrific. Gostei muito do que ví aqui.
Temos um termo muito usado que, se ainda não foi explicado, poderia agora: Demorou (ou Demorô).

By: Jonice

Jonice — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:27:08 +0000

I can’t emphasize highly enough how much I liked reading your posts. I’m a Brazilian who teaches English in a non-conventional way and for that very reason I can see how rich your understanding of some Portuguese expressions is.
Muito legal! Super bacana!

By: gaucho

gaucho — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:41:26 +0000

I would argue that kinda translates better as mais ou menos, or even tipo. in my opinion, pegar in the sense described above is semantically empty, and analogous to an (outdated) UK slang expression, turn around, as in he turned around and said such and such. The subject in the sentence never actually did turn around, it's just an embellishment/emphasizer.

By: Carla

Carla — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:05:24 +0000

That’s it!

You’re thoroughly right! ‘De repente’ in Brazilian Portuguese has got such a weird meaning.

CURIOSITY:

Have you ever heard such a weird expression with the verb “pegar” when someone is telling someone else a happening or explaining him to do something?

“Aí você pega e vai; eu peguei e disse pra ela…” I think in English people would use “kind of (kinda)”.

What do you think?