Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Ele adora tirar uma com a cara dos outros.
He loves making fun of people.
C2describing teasinginformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Elepronounhe, it3rd sing.adoraverblovesadorar · present · 3rd sing.tirar1verbtakeinfinitiveuma1pronounoneum · fem. · sing.comprepositionwithadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitecaranounfacefem. · sing.dosprepositionof thede + os · masc. · pl. · definiteoutrospronounothersoutro · masc. · pl..
- adora → tirar: adorar + infinitive
- tirar → cara: tirar uma com a cara de = to mock
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«tirar uma com a cara de alguém» = to tease, make fun of someone.