Did you know these expressions of Brazilian Portuguese?

Armar um barraco

Literally: to pitch a handmade house

Means: to create a big confusion in public

Bater as botas

Literally: to beat the boots

Means: to die

Cara de pau

Literally: wooden face

Means: to be shameless, cheeky, insolent, cynical, have a poker face

Descascar o abacaxi

Literally: to peel the pineapple

Means: to solve a difficult problem

Encher linguiça

Literally: to fill the sausage

Means: to pad out (a text or speech), beat around the bush

How about creating a phrase with one of these expressions on the comments page?

by Karina Vernizzi