Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Ele furou a fila! Que cara de pau!
He jumped the queue! What a nerve!
B1reacting to rude behaviourinformallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
elepronounhe3rd sing. · subjectfurou1verbcut (in)furar · past · 3rd sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitefila1nounlinefem. · sing.!Quedeterminerwhat (a)cara de pau2fixed phrasenerve, cheek!
- ele → furou: subject
- furou → fila: fixed phrase
- Que → cara de pau: modifier
Word for word: “He pierced the queue! What face of wood!”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1furar a fila = to jump the queue (lit. to pierce the line).
- 2cara de pau = shameless, someone with a nerve (lit. wooden face). Also: Ele é cara de pau.
Variations
- Que cara de pau!
- Ele é muito cara de pau.
- Ei, não fura a fila!