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Alçar a perna

葡语

释义

上马;引申为出发上路

例句

Vou alçar a perna e ir embora antes que escureça.

天还没黑我就准备出发了。

典故

Literally 'to lift the leg.' In gaucho horsemanship alçar a perna is the act of swinging the leg up and over to mount the horse, and from there the meaning extended to 'to set off, to head out.