Breakdown of A malha fina mostra a pendência fiscal.
mostrar
to show
a malha fina
the detailed tax review; tax-review hold
a pendência fiscal
the outstanding tax issue
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Questions & Answers about A malha fina mostra a pendência fiscal.
What does malha fina mean here? Is it literal?
No — here malha fina is not literal.
Literally, malha fina can mean something like fine mesh or fine net, but in Brazilian Portuguese it is also a very common expression in the tax context. It refers to the government’s review system that checks tax returns for inconsistencies, missing information, or possible problems.
So in this sentence, A malha fina means something like:
- the tax review system
- the tax screening process
- the IRS-style review/filter in Brazil
It is a fixed expression, so learners usually need to memorize it as a chunk.
Why is there A at the beginning of the sentence?
A is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.
It is used because malha is a feminine singular noun:
- a malha
- a malha fina
Portuguese uses definite articles much more often than English does, so A malha fina is completely natural.
Why is mostra used here?