Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Não adianta chorar sobre o leite derramado.
There's no use crying over spilt milk.
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Why every word is where it is
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- adianta → chorar: não adianta + infinitive
- leite → derramado: leite derramado
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«não adianta» + infinitive = there's no point in.
- 2«leite» is masculine in Portuguese (o leite derramado).