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Phrase · 🌵 Regional expressions: North & Northeast

O show foi barril, véi!

The gig was intense, man!

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Why every word is where it is

Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteshownounshow, gigmasc. · sing.foi2verbwasser · past · 3rd sing.barril1adjectiveintense, wildsing.,véi1nounman, matevelho · masc. · sing.!
  • show → barril: show → barril
  • foi → barril: ser + evaluation of an event

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Salvador slang: «barril» (literally «barrel») = intense, for good or bad; «véi» (from «velho») = mate.
  2. 2
    To evaluate a finished event, Portuguese uses «foi» where Spanish says «estuvo».