Phrase · 📜 Proverbs & sayings
Gato escaldado tem medo de água fria.
Once bitten, twice shy.
C2proverb: caution after a bad experiencelearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Gatonouncatmasc. · sing.escaldadoadjectivescaldedescaldar · masc. · sing.temverbhaster · present · 3rd sing.medo1nounfearmasc. · sing.deprepositionof, fromáguanounwaterfem. · sing.friaadjectivecoldfrio · fem. · sing..
- tem → medo: ter medo de
- água → fria: água fria
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«ter medo de» = to be afraid of.