Topic: Portuguese

"Ele chega com a cobra."

Translation:He arrives with the snake.

October 2, 2013

21 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/annekarakash

    I knew I shouldn't have invited him. He always brings that snake.

    March 18, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DREDWARD
    • 26

    Alice cooper...... :)

    October 30, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/deniseyw

      Is that a snake or is he just pleased to see me?

      May 18, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/andrea.varsori

        What a pleasure to have them at parties.

        February 6, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Codesignist

          What? Does he arrive with the snake? Is he carrying a snake with him? Is he an illusionist or something like that? What kind of sentence is this? :P

          December 23, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/rachael.cr3

            Maybe he killed the snake and is bringing it as proof?

            March 17, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Lamine87982

              Maybe they don't mean an actual snake. If you know what I mean.

              February 23, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Gyozo_Cserhalmy
              • 258

              Should it be the big one with one eye?

              March 3, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/KateLovesYouuu

                The snake a.k.a the mistress

                July 6, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/watsky

                  Is it incorrect to translate "cobra" as "cobra"?

                  October 2, 2013
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/anomalocaris

                    "Cobra" is any snake in Portuguese, but a specific kind of snake in English, so I guess it depends. Interestingly, in looking this up I learned that "cobra" is one of the words in English that we get directly from Portuguese! http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/cobra?q=cobra

                    October 2, 2013
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ThanKwee

                      A cobra is "uma naja" http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naja

                      December 24, 2013
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/SourireCache

                        I put "He arrives with a snake" and it got accepted...that's clearly a mistake. Right? o. o?

                        September 29, 2014
                        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Arvedui89

                          Literally it should not be accepted, but in English you would rather say that he arrives with A snake. Probably. Maybe.

                          March 4, 2016
                          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/brucethebogking

                            I also noticed that. A cobra = the snake?

                            October 31, 2014
                            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Tykwonflow

                              A snake would be uma cobra. "a" means "the" in português.

                              January 26, 2018
                              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Netch

                                What's the difference between cobra and serpente?

                                July 13, 2014
                                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Danmoller
                                Mod
                                • 39

                                Almost none.

                                "Cobra" is the popular word.

                                March 3, 2017
                                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/whorlrohw

                                  sounds ominous...

                                  April 14, 2014
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/spencersloth

                                    The suggested word for "chega" was "enough"... obviously a mistake on Duo's part?

                                    November 23, 2014
                                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Danmoller
                                    Mod
                                    • 39

                                    Not a mistake in itself. But not showing "arrive(s)" would definitely be a mistake.

                                    "Chegar" can be used in some contexts as "suffice" or "to be enough".

                                    • Já chega!!! = That's enough!!! (typical upset sentence)
                                    • Chega de enrolar, vamos trabalhar = Enough stalling, let's work
                                    March 3, 2017
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