Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Há três dias que ando para aparar as minhas sobrancelhas. - I have been meaning to trim my eyebrows for three days.

The structure andar para followed by an infinitive is used to express a delayed intention. It implies you have been planning or meaning to do something for a while, but haven't gotten around to it yet. While it literally translates to something like "I walk to trim," it perfectly captures the procrastination of "I have been meaning to trim."

Why is ando in the present tense if the English translation uses the present perfect continuous ("have been meaning")?

In Portuguese, when an action started in the past and is still ongoing in the present, you use the present tense alongside a time expression like Há [time] que. So, Há três dias que ando... literally translates to "There are three days that I mean..." which is the natural way to express "I have been meaning... for three days."

Could I just say Há três dias que quero aparar instead of using ando para?

You could, but it changes the nuance slightly. Quero aparar simply states a continuing desire (I have wanted to trim). Using ando para aparar specifically emphasizes the delayed execution of the task—highlighting that you keep intending to do it but are repeatedly putting it off.

I learned that body parts usually just take the definite article. Why does this sentence use as minhas sobrancelhas instead of just as sobrancelhas?