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qualquer coisa

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Etymology

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Literally, any thing.

Adverb

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qualquer coisa (not comparable)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see qualquer,‎ coisa: anything.
    Só vai lá e compra qualquer coisa.
    Just go there and buy anything.
  2. in any event (specifically, used to comfort someone about the possibility of something unpleasant happening in the future)
    Não se preocupe se você não passar na entrevista de emprego. Qualquer coisa, há outros empregos para se candidatar.
    Don't worry if you don't pass the job interview. In any event, there are other jobs to apply for.
  3. something
    • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Contas [Bills]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, pages 144–145:
      Apparentemente resignado, sentia um odio immenso a qualquer coisa que era ao mesmo tempo a campina secca, o patrão, os soldados e os agentes da prefeitura.
      Clearly frustrated, he felt an immense hatred for something that was, all at once, the dry countryside, his employer, the policemen, and the government officials.