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10 French Expressions that Also Exist in Portuguese

• Il pleut des cordes – Está chovendo canivetes! (Heavy rain)

• Appeler un chat un chat – Chamar os bois pelos nomes. (To call things as they are)

• Tourner autour du pot – Fazer rodeios. (To beat around the bush)

• Avoir un cœur d’artichaut – Ter um coração mole. (To be very sentimental)

• Chercher midi à quatorze heures – Procurar pelo em ovo. (To look for problems where there are none)

• Mettre de l’eau dans son vin – Colocar água no feijão. (To be more moderate)

• Faire d’une pierre deux coups – Matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada só. (To kill two birds with one stone)

• Donner sa langue au chat – Jogar a toalha. (To give up looking for an answer)

• Les carottes sont cuites – A casa caiu. (It’s over, there’s no hope)

• Casser les pieds – Encher o saco. (To be annoying)
  

10 American Expressions that Also Exist in Portuguese

• Piece of cake – Moleza! (Very easy)

• Break the ice – Quebrar o gelo. (To break the tension, to relax the atmosphere)

• Kill two birds with one stone – Matar dois coelhos com uma cajadada só. (To optimize actions)

• The ball is in your court – A bola está no seu campo. (It’s your turn to act)

• Hit the nail on the head – Acertar na mosca. (To be precise)

• Let the cat out of the bag – Dar com a língua nos dentes. (To reveal a secret)

• Burn the midnight oil – Virar a noite. (To work late into the night)

• Bite the bullet – Engolir o sapo. (To face a difficult situation)

• Hit the road – Pegar a estrada. (To leave, to hit the road)

• Under the weather – Estar para baixo. (To feel unwell)
  

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