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pegar no batente
🇧🇷 Portuguese slang from Brazil
What does “pegar no batente” mean?
to get to work, to clock on
Example
“Segunda-feira, hora de pegar no batente.”
Monday, time to get to work.
Good to know
"O batente" is the daily grind.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: começar a trabalhar
More from Brazil
- trampowork, job
- correhustle, grind
- fazer corpo moleto slack off, to not try
- chutar o baldeto say "forget it" and stop caring; to quit everything
- puxa-sacoa suck-up, a brown-noser
- ralarto slog, to grind
- bicoside gig, odd job
- fazer hora extrato work overtime
Songs from Brazil
- Ai Se Eu Te Pego · Michel TelóLevel A1
- Mas Que Nada · Jorge Ben JorLevel A2
- Ainda Bem · Marisa MonteLevel A2
- Não Quero Dinheiro · Tim MaiaLevel A2
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