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às mil maravilhas

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, at the thousand wonders.

Adverb

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às mil maravilhas

  1. (idiomatic) very well, perfectly

Usage notes

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Often used sarcastically to describe one's false or delusional thoughts about the state of a situation, like in Pensava que tudo estava às mil maravilhas, mas não - He thought that everything was going quite well, but it wasn't.