Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Fiquei com cara de tacho quando descobri o erro.
I felt such a fool when I found out the mistake.
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Why every word is where it is
FiqueiverbI was leftficar · past · 1st sing.comprepositionwithcara1nounfacefem. · sing.deprepositionof, fromtacho1nounpot, panmasc. · sing.quandoconjunctionwhendescobriverbI found outdescobrir · past · 1st sing.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteerronounmistakemasc. · sing..
- Fiquei → tacho: ficar com cara de tacho
- quando → descobri: quando + perfeito (one event)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«ficar com cara de tacho» = to look foolish, embarrassed.