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Phrase · 😏 Irony & understatement

Ela é um pouco econômica com a verdade.

She's a little economical with the truth.

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Why every word is where it is

Elapronounshe, itele · 3rd sing.éverbisser · present · 3rd sing.umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitepouconouna littlemasc. · sing.econômica1adjectiveeconomicaleconômico · fem. · sing.comprepositionwithadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definiteverdadenountruthfem. · sing..
  • Ela → econômica: ela → econômica
  • econômica → verdade: econômica com a verdade

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    Euphemism: she leaves out or bends facts. Brazilian spelling: «econômica» with a circumflex. Figurative language & rhetorical devices →