por um acaso
Portuguese
Adverb
- by chance (without planning in advance)
- Por um acaso, ela tinha exatamente o que eu precisava.
- By chance, she had exactly what I needed.
- indicates a non-demanding tone when asking a question; to happen to; by the way
- Você tem uma cópia desse manual por um acaso?
- Do you happen to have a copy of this manual?
- Por um acaso eles chegaram a tempo?
- By the way, did they arrive in time?
- indicates a derisive tone in a rhetorical question
- E eu tenho cara de ladrão por um acaso?
- Do you think I look like a thief?
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