fazer ponte
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “make (a) bridge”.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editfazer ponte (first-person singular present faço ponte, first-person singular preterite fiz ponte, past participle feito ponte)
- (figuratively, Portugal) to take a long weekend; to take an extra day off work in addition to a public holiday that falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, or between two public holidays, thereby making a four-day weekend
Conjugation
edit1Brazil only.