Common expressions and idioms Brazilians use every day, with what they really mean.
Beleza!
Cool! / OK!
Tranquilo.
No worries. / All good.
Valeu!
Thanks! (informal)
Falou!
See you! / Got it! (informal)
Nossa!
Wow! / Gosh!
Que legal!
How cool!
Fala sério!
Come on! / Seriously?
Sei lá.
Dunno. / Who knows.
Tanto faz.
Whatever. / I don't mind.
Deixa pra lá.
Forget it. / Never mind.
Pode deixar!
Leave it to me! / Will do!
Fica tranquilo.
Don't worry. / Relax.
Dar um jeito
to find a way, work something out
A gente dá um jeito.
We'll figure it out.
Dar uma olhada
to take a look
Dar um pulo
to pop over
Dou um pulo aí mais tarde.
I'll pop over later.
Estar a fim de
to feel like (doing something)
Estou a fim de pizza.
I feel like pizza.
Pagar mico
to embarrass yourself
Que mico!
How embarrassing!
Cair a ficha
to finally understand (the penny dropped)
Caiu a ficha.
It finally sank in.
Ficar de boa
to chill, relax
Estou de boa.
I'm chilling. / I'm good.
Encher o saco
to annoy, get on someone's nerves (informal)
Pisar na bola
to mess up, let someone down
Ele pisou na bola.
He dropped the ball.
Chutar o balde
to give up, quit in frustration
Matar aula
to skip class
Ficar em cima do muro
to sit on the fence
Cara de pau
shameless, cheeky (person)
Custar os olhos da cara
to cost an arm and a leg
Ser pão-duro
to be stingy
Engolir sapos
to put up with things in silence
Chover no molhado
to state the obvious
Fazer vaquinha
to chip in, pool money
Mão na roda
a big help, very handy
Isso foi uma mão na roda.
That was a huge help.
É mole?
Can you believe it?