Phrase · 📜 Proverbs & sayings
Para bom entendedor, meia palavra basta.
A word to the wise is enough.
C2proverb: hintinglearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Paraprepositionfor, tobomadjectivegoodmasc. · sing.entendedornoununderstandermasc. · sing.,meia1adjectivehalfmeio · fem. · sing.palavranounwordfem. · sing.bastaverbis enoughbastar · present · 3rd sing..
- meia → palavra: meia palavra (agreement)
- palavra → basta: palavra → basta
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«meio» agrees as an adjective: meia palavra. Often said after a hint. Pragmatics of Brazilian indirectness & politeness →