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Frases de exemplo
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apanhar
to catch on, to grasp
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar conjugation group. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Used figuratively to mean understanding something quickly.
Exemplo
Demorei alguns dias a apanhar o ritmo de trabalho na nova empresa.
It took me a few days to catch on to the work rhythm at the new company.
bater
to hit (the spot), to match up
📌 Nota gramatical
-er conjugation group. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Used idiomatically like 'bater certo' (to add up / make sense).
Exemplo
Os números da contabilidade não batem certo com o relatório mensal.
The accounting numbers do not match up with the monthly report.
custar
to be hard, to take a toll
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar conjugation group. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Often used impersonally or with a dative pronoun (custar-me a crer).
Exemplo
Custa-me muito aceitar que o nosso projeto foi cancelado sem aviso.
It is very hard for me to accept that our project was cancelled without warning.
dar
to amount to, to turn out, to feel like
📌 Nota gramatical
Irregular -ar verb. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Highly productive in idiomatic expressions (dar em nada, dar para ver).
Exemplo
Toda aquela discussão acesa acabou por dar em nada no final.
All that heated discussion ended up amounting to nothing in the end.
desenrascar
to sort out, to manage somehow
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar conjugation group. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Quintessential Portuguese colloquial/B2 verb for improvising solutions.
Exemplo
Ele conseguiu desenrascar a situação com um pouco de criatividade e calma.
He managed to sort out the situation with a bit of creativity and calm.
deitar
to cast, to let out, to throw away
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar conjugation group. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Used in idioms like 'deitar a perder' (to ruin/spoil).
Exemplo
Não devemos deitar a perder todo o esforço feito durante estes meses.
We must not let all the effort made during these months go to waste.
levar
to take, to endure, to lead to
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar conjugation group. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Often used in expressions like 'levar a mal' (to take amiss).
Exemplo
Espero que não leves a mal o meu comentário sincero sobre o teu trabalho.
I hope you don't take my honest comment about your work amiss.
meter
to get involved, to meddle
📌 Nota gramatical
-er conjugation group. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Frequently used reflexively 'meter-se em' (to get oneself into).
Exemplo
Ele tem a mania de se meter em conversas que não lhe dizem respeito.
He has a habit of meddling in conversations that are none of his business.
passar
to happen, to go beyond, to manage
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar conjugation group. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Used idiomatically in 'passar-se' (to freak out / lose one's temper).
Exemplo
O chefe passou-se da cabeça quando soube que o relatório estava incompleto.
The boss freaked out completely when he learned the report was incomplete.
perder
to miss out, to lose one's patience/mind
📌 Nota gramatical
Irregular -er verb. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Used figuratively in expressions like 'perder a cabeça'.
Exemplo
Ela perdeu a paciência com as desculpas repetidas do fornecedor.
She lost her patience with the supplier's repeated excuses.
pegar
to catch on, to become fashionable
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar conjugation group. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Orthographic change in pretérito perfeito (peguei). Used idiomatically like 'a moda pega'.
Exemplo
Aquela nova tendência de marketing parece ter pego rapidamente entre os jovens.
That new marketing trend seems to have caught on quickly among young people.
pôr
to put, to set about, to state
📌 Nota gramatical
-or conjugation group. Auxiliary verb 'ter'. Highly irregular. Used in idioms like 'pôr em causa' (to question/challenge).
Exemplo
Não deves pôr em causa a competência da equipa por causa de um pequeno erro.
You must not question the team's competence because of a small mistake.
levar
to take (already listed, let's substitute with 'ficar')
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar conjugation group. Wait, let's use 'ficar' instead to maintain 20 unique verbs.
Exemplo
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