Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Depois de trinta anos de carreira, o goleiro pendurou as chuteiras.
After thirty years in the game, the goalkeeper hung up his boots.
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Why every word is where it is
Depoisadverbafterdeprepositionof, fromtrintadeterminerthirtyanosnounyearsano · masc. · pl.deprepositionof, fromcarreiranouncareerfem. · sing.,odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitegoleironoungoalkeepermasc. · sing.pendurou1verbhung uppendurar · past · 3rd sing.asdeterminertheo · fem. · pl. · definitechuteiras1nounfootball bootschuteira · fem. · pl..
- pendurou → chuteiras: pendurar as chuteiras = retire
- goleiro → pendurou: goleiro → pendurou
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«pendurar as chuteiras» = to retire (from any career, not only football).