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Timmy
Help with arrumada
Can anyone help me quickly understand the term 'arrumada'. When i translate it, it says tidy but people are telling me it can be used as a way of saying dressed up
Feb 7, 2014 10:15 AM
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Indeed, there are lots of meanings for the verb "arrumar". This website might help you: http://www.wordreference.com/pten/arrumar
When someone is "arrumada", it means the person made an effort to look good. Like she's neat and tidy. In this case, it's about her clothes, her hair...
February 7, 2014
There's an expression with it: "dar um arrumada". It is an informal form of "arrumar" (to organize or clean things at home, for example). It may be applied to people, sometimes. An example: "Beatriz está arrumada hoje" (not too common, i think).
February 13, 2014
thank you
February 7, 2014
Timmy
Language Skills
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Learning Language
Portuguese, Spanish
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