cavalo
1. A large domesticated mammal with hooves, a mane, and a tail, used for riding and pulling vehicles
She rode her horse through the countryside.
Ela cavalgou seu cavalo pela zona rural.
2. A wooden or metal frame used as a support or stand
The carpenter used a sawhorse to cut the wood.
O carpinteiro usou um cavalete para cortar a madeira.
3. A unit of power (horsepower)
The engine has 200 horsepower.
O motor tem 200 cavalos de potência.
4. In gymnastics, an apparatus used for vaulting exercises
The athlete performed a vault on the horse.
O atleta realizou um salto no cavalo.
In Brazil, horses are culturally significant in rural areas and in traditions like rodeos (rodeios) and gaucho culture in the South. In the USA, horses represent freedom, the Old West, and are featured prominently in American history and cinema. Horse racing is popular in both countries. The term 'cavalo de Tróia' (Trojan horse) is used identically in Portuguese for deceptive tactics.
NYC Slang
nag (referring to an old or slow horse); also 'horsing around' means joking or fooling around
Related Idioms & Phrases
straight from the horse's mouth (informação direta da fonte)
hold your horses (segure os cavalos - espere um momento)
beating a dead horse (bater em cão morto - insistir em algo inútil)
get back on the horse (voltar à ativa após uma queda)
horse of a different color (algo completamente diferente)
eat like a horse (comer muito)
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