Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Pode tirar o cavalinho da chuva.
Don't get your hopes up.
C2dashing hopesinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Pode1verbyou canpoder · present · 3rd sing.tirar1verbtake outinfinitiveodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitecavalinho2nounlittle horsecavalo · masc. · sing.daprepositionof thede + a · fem. · sing. · definitechuvanounrainfem. · sing..
- Pode → tirar: poder + infinitive
- tirar → chuva: tirar o cavalinho da chuva
Word for word: “You can take the little horse out of the rain.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«tirar» = to take out (not «to throw», as in Spanish).
- 2Diminutive «cavalinho» is part of the idiom. Advanced word formation, neologisms & slang morphology →