das duas, uma

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, of the two, one, or more loosely translated as one of the two.

Phrase

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das duas, uma

  1. either one or the other
    Das duas, uma. Ou você me ama ou você não me ama.
    Either one or the other. Either you love me or you don't.

Usage notes

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This is said at the beginning of a sentence. It introduces two exclusive options, with certainty and emphasis, often of the kind "true or false", "yes or no", etc.

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:das duas, uma.