Phrase · 😂 Humour & banter
Que cara de pau, furou a fila na nossa frente!
What nerve, he jumped the queue right in front of us!
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Why every word is where it is
Que1determinerwhatcara1nounfacefem. · sing.de1prepositionofpau1nounwoodmasc. · sing.,furou2verbcutfurar · past · 3rd sing.a2determinertheo · fem. · sing. · definitefila2nounlinefem. · sing.naprepositioninem+a · fem. · sing. · definitenossadeterminerournosso · 1st sing.frentenounfrontfem. · sing.!
- Que → pau: idiom
- furou → fila: furar a fila
- nossa → frente: possessive–noun
Word for word: “What a wooden face, he pierced the line in our front!”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1cara de pau (literally "wooden face") = shameless nerve. Said about someone; to their face it starts a fight.
- 2furar a fila = "jump the queue".