Phrase · 🪶 Hedging & softening
Vamos dizer que o projeto está em fase de ajustes.
Let's say the project is in a fine-tuning phase.
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Why every word is where it is
Vamos1verblet'sir · present · 1st pl.dizer1verbsayinfinitivequeconjunctionthatodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprojetonounprojectmasc. · sing.estáverbisestar · present · 3rd sing.em2prepositioninfase2nounphasefem. · sing.de2prepositionofajustes2nounadjustmentsajuste · masc. · pl..
- Vamos → dizer: vamos + infinitive
- projeto → está: subject–verb
- em → ajustes: euphemism
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Vamos dizer que… = "let's say…": an informal euphemism for something not going well.
- 2em fase de ajustes: a polite way to say it isn't ready yet.