Question | Answer |
drive someone mad, crazy, etc. | deixar alguém louco *He leaves dirty clothes all over the floor and it’s driving me mad. |
at last | finalmente *At last I’ve found a jacket I like. |
At the latest | no mais tardar / no máximo *You need to be there by eight o’clock at the latest. |
at the most | no máximo *The journey will take an hour at the most. |
make the most of something | aproveitar algo ao máximo *We should make the most of this good weather. |
in charge of | Ser responsavel por *It’s her who is in charge of the family and not him |
play dumb | Fazer de bobo *Don’t play dumb with me |
for the time being | por enquanto *Leave the ironing for the time being - I'll do it later. |
To lend a hand | Dar uma mão *Could you please lend me a hand? |
in a hurry | Estar apressado / com pressa *Sorry, I’m in a hurry. I’ll call you tomorrow morning |
be going to be late | chegar atrasado *Hurry up! We’re going to be late |
After a while | Logo em breve *I’ll speak with you after a while |
In advance | Antecipadamente *We booked our tickets in advance. |
Once in a while | De vez em quando *We meet for lunch once in a while. |
Just in case | No caso de / Em caso de *I’ll stay home tonight, just in case you call from Ireland |
On the contrary | Pelo contrário *On the contrary, I really do love her |
Back and forth | vai e volta *She goes back and forth between London and Paris quite often. |
As usual | Como sempre / de costume *As usual, Maria got a perfect score |
Have nothing to do | Não ter nada a ver *Notice that the idiom “to lie down” has nothing to do with the verb “to lie” |
can´t get any better | Não dá pra ficar melhor * Every time I think he can't get any better, he does. |
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