Phrase · 🎶 Cultural references & allusions
Fechamos o negócio no fio do bigode.
We sealed the deal with a handshake.
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Why every word is where it is
Fechamos2verbwe closedfechar · past · 1st pl.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitenegócionoundealmasc. · sing.no1prepositionin theem + o · masc. · sing. · definitefio1nounhair (lit. thread)masc. · sing.do1prepositionof thede + o · masc. · sing. · definitebigode1nounmoustachemasc. · sing..
- no → bigode: no fio do bigode = on one's word of honour
- Fechamos → negócio: fechar o negócio
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«no fio do bigode» (literally «on a hair of the moustache») = on one's word, without a contract; an old point of honour.
- 2«fechamos» is both present and preterite; here it is past.