Phrase · 😂 Humour & banter
Ele deu um migué pra não ir no ensaio.
He made up an excuse to get out of the rehearsal.
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Why every word is where it is
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- deu → migué: dar um migué
- Ele → deu: subject–verb
- ir → no: ir em (spoken)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1dar um migué = "make up an excuse, pull a fast one" to dodge something: slang. Advanced word formation, neologisms & slang morphology →
- 2pra = spoken para.
- 3ir no is everyday speech; careful writing says ir ao ensaio. Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →
Variations
- Ele inventou uma desculpa para não ir ao ensaio.