de gatas

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Portuguese[edit]

Adverb[edit]

de gatas (not comparable)

  1. on all fours
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
      […] para encontrá-las tiveram de caminhar de gatas, varrendo o chão adiante com um braço estendido, enquanto o outro fazia de terceira pata, […]
      […] to find them, they had to walk on all fours, sweeping the floor in front with an extended arm, while using the other one as third leg, […]