Phrase · 🧩 Idiomatic speech
Pode tirar o cavalo da chuva, que ele não vai mudar de ideia.
You can forget it: he won't change his mind.
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Why every word is where it is
Pode1verbyou canpoder · present · 3rd sing.tirar1verbtakeinfinitiveo1determinerthemasc. · sing. · definitecavalo1nounhorsemasc. · sing.da1prepositionout of thede+a · fem. · sing. · definitechuva1nounrainfem. · sing.,que2conjunctionbecauseelepronounhe3rd sing. · subjectnãoadverbnotvaiverbis going toir · present · 3rd sing.mudar3verbchangeinfinitivede3preposition(of)ideia3nounmindfem. · sing..
- tirar → chuva: idiom
- ele → vai: subject–verb
- mudar → ideia: mudar de ideia
Word for word: “You can take the horse out of the rain, because he isn't going to change his idea.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tirar o cavalo da chuva = "forget about it, give up hope".
- 2Explanatory que = "because", typical of speech.
- 3mudar de ideia = "change your mind".