por um acaso

Portuguese

Adverb

por um acaso (not comparable)

  1. by chance (without planning in advance)
    Synonym: por acaso
    Por um acaso, ela tinha exatamente o que eu precisava.
    By chance, she had exactly what I needed.
  2. indicates a non-demanding tone when asking a question; to happen to; by the way
    Synonym: aliás
    Você tem uma cópia desse manual por um acaso?
    Do you happen to have a copy of this manual?
    Por um acaso eles chegaram a tempo?
    By the way, did they arrive in time?
  3. indicates a derisive tone in a rhetorical question
    E eu tenho cara de ladrão por um acaso?
    Do you think I look like a thief?
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