de gatas

Portuguese

Adverb

de gatas (not comparable)

1. on all fours
   • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:

     […] para encontrá-las tiveram de caminhar de gatas, varrendo o chão adiante com um braço estendido, enquanto o outro fazia de terceira pata, […]

     […] to find them, they had to walk on all fours, sweeping the floor in front with an extended arm, while using the other one as third leg, […]