de vento em popa
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “with wind from the stern”
Pronunciation
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Adverb
edit- (nautical) having favourable winds
- (figurative) to be thriving, to be successful
- Synonym: singrar
- O negócio vai de vento em popa.
- The business is thriving.
References
edit- “de vento em popa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024