Word
Com o trânsito desta hora, não dá para passar na papelaria e na pastelaria.
Meaning
With traffic at this time, there’s no way to stop by the stationery shop and the pastry shop.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of Com o trânsito desta hora, não dá para passar na papelaria e na pastelaria.
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Questions & Answers about Com o trânsito desta hora, não dá para passar na papelaria e na pastelaria.
What does com mean here? Is it just with?
Yes, com literally means with, but in this sentence it works more like given or because of.
- Com o trânsito desta hora... = With / given the traffic at this time...
- In natural English, you would usually translate the idea as Considering the traffic at this hour... or With the traffic at this time...
So com is introducing the circumstance that makes the next part difficult or impossible.
What does trânsito mean in European Portuguese? Is it always traffic?
Here, trânsito means road traffic.
In everyday Portuguese, especially in a sentence like this, o trânsito usually refers to:
- the amount of cars on the road
- traffic conditions
- congestion
So Com o trânsito desta hora means With the traffic at this hour.
Depending on context, trânsito can also appear in other expressions, but for a learner, the most useful meaning is definitely traffic.
Why does it say desta hora and not dessa hora or nesta hora?