Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Ele se enrolou e meteu os pés pelas mãos.
He got flustered and made a mess of it.
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- se → enrolou: enrolar-se = get flustered
- meteu → mãos: meter os pés pelas mãos
Mot à mot : “He got tangled and put his feet through his hands.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1«enrolar-se» = to get flustered, tangled up.
- 2«meter os pés pelas mãos» = to blunder out of confusion.