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]
    • (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]
    • (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!”
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