Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Dizer que o trânsito está ruim é chover no molhado.
Saying the traffic is bad is stating the obvious.
C2dismissing the obviousAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Dizerverbsayinginfinitivequeconjunctionthatodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitetrânsitonountrafficmasc. · sing.estáverbisestar · present · 3rd sing.ruimadjectivebadsing.éverbisser · present · 3rd sing.chover1verbraininginfinitivenoprepositionin theem + o · masc. · sing. · definitemolhado1nounwet (place)masc. · sing..
- Dizer → é: infinitive clause as subject of é
- chover → molhado: chover no molhado
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«chover no molhado» = to state the obvious (Spanish «llover sobre mojado» means bad luck piling up).