Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
O projeto deu com os burros n'água.
The project came to nothing.
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Why every word is where it is
Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprojetonounprojectmasc. · sing.deu1verbended updar · past · 3rd sing.com1prepositionwithosdeterminertheo · masc. · pl. · definiteburros1noundonkeysburro · masc. · pl.n'2prepositionin theemágua1nounwaterfem. · sing..
- deu → água: dar com os burros n'água = to fail
- projeto → deu: projeto → deu
Word for word: “The project ended up with the donkeys in the water.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«dar com os burros n'água» = to fail completely.
- 2«n'água» = «na água», written with an apostrophe in set phrases.