Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Engoli sapo a reunião inteira.
I had to bite my tongue the whole meeting.
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Why every word is where it is
Engoli1verbI swallowedengolir · past · 1st sing.sapo1nountoadmasc. · sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitereuniãonounmeetingfem. · sing.inteiraadjectivewholeinteiro · fem. · sing..
- Engoli → sapo: engolir sapo = put up with insults
- reunião → inteira: reunião inteira
Word for word: “I swallowed toad the whole meeting.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«engolir sapo» = to put up with something unpleasant in silence.