era só o que me faltava

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “[that] was just what I was missing”, or more loosely translated as “[that] was the only missing piece for me”. Compare Spanish lo que faltaba.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u ki mi fawˈta.vɐ/ [ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u ki mi faʊ̯ˈta.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u ki mi fawˈta.vɐ/ [ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u ki mi faʊ̯ˈta.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾa ˈsɔ o ke me fawˈta.va/ [ˈɛ.ɾa ˈsɔ o ke me faʊ̯ˈta.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u kɨ mɨ falˈta.vɐ/ [ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u kɨ mɨ faɫˈta.vɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u kɨ mɨ falˈta.vɐ/ [ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u kɨ mɨ faɫˈta.vɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u kɨ mɨ falˈta.bɐ/ [ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u kɨ mɨ faɫˈta.βɐ]

Phrase

era só o que me faltava

1. either expresses impatience towards yet another misfortune or expresses disbelief towards an absurd statement: “give me a break!”