How to Say ‘Right at the door.’ in Portuguese
Mesmo à porta
MEZH-moo ah POR-tah
[MEZH-moo ah POR-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [À] is [a] + [a], so [à porta] is a set phrase meaning [at the door]. [Mesmo] adds emphasis: [right at the door].
Phrase Breakdown
Mesmo
[MEZH-moo]
right / exactly
Used for emphasis, meaning exactly or right at that place.
Queremos ficar Mesmo à porta para não andar com malas.
We want to be right at the door so we do not have to walk with bags.
à
[ah]
at the
Contracted form used before a feminine noun; here it means 'at the'.
Na expressão Mesmo à porta, à indica o local exato.
In the expression Right at the door, at the indicates the exact place.
porta
[POR-tah]
door / entrance
Refers to the door or entrance of a building.
Mesmo à porta significa junto da porta do edifício.
Right at the door means next to the building entrance.
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