bater à porta

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bater na porta

Etymology

Literally, “to knock on the door”.

Verb

bater à porta (first-person singular present bato à porta, first-person singular preterite bati à porta, past participle batido à porta)

2. (idiomatic, transitive with de or a possessive pronoun before porta) to knock on someone's door (of a bad situation: to present itself to someone)
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bater,‎ à,‎ porta.