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Tá rolando um climão entre os dois.

Things are really awkward between those two.

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Why every word is where it is

Táverbis (spoken)estar · present · 3rd sing.rolando2verbgoing on (lit. rolling)rolar · gerundumdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefiniteclimão1nounawkward atmosphereclima · masc. · sing.entreprepositionbetweenosdeterminertheo · masc. · pl. · definitedoisdeterminertwo.
  • Tá → rolando: estar + gerund
  • rolando → climão: rolar: subject after the verb

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    «climão» (augmentative of «clima») = a tense, awkward atmosphere. Advanced word formation, neologisms & slang morphology →
  2. 2
    «rolar» = to happen, to go on (informal). Light verbs & idioms with dar, ficar, deixar, pegar, rolar →