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water under the bridge in Portuguese

water under the bridge in Portuguese is águas passadas, águas passadas não movem moinhos — water under the bridge means something unpleasant that happened in the past and is no longer worth being upset about.

water under the bridge in Portuguese

águas passadas
noun
(idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.
águas passadas não movem moinhos
noun
(idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.

What does "water under the bridge" mean?

  1. noun phrase Something unpleasant that happened in the past and is no longer worth being upset about.
    "We fell out badly in our twenties, but it's all water under the bridge now."
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water under the bridge in a sentence

  • We fell out badly in our twenties, but it's all water under the bridge now.
  • She apologised, he shrugged, and they treated the whole row as water under the bridge.

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What is "water under the bridge" in Portuguese?

"water under the bridge" in Portuguese is águas passadas, águas passadas não movem moinhos. water under the bridge means: Something unpleasant that happened in the past and is no longer worth being upset about.

How do you use "water under the bridge" in a sentence?

Example: "We fell out badly in our twenties, but it's all water under the bridge now." In Portuguese, "water under the bridge" is águas passadas, águas passadas não movem moinhos.

Are there other ways to say "water under the bridge" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "water under the bridge": águas passadas, águas passadas não movem moinhos.

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