a cavalo

on horseback

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phrase Uncommon #13,366
on horseback Also used in food names to mean with a fried egg on top.
PO: Eles chegaram a cavalo ao vilarejo.
EN: They arrived at the village on horseback.

O Tom já andou a cavalo?

Has Tom ever ridden a horse?

A cavalo?

On horseback?

— O Sol Enganador (1994)

Um homem a cavalo vinha pelo caminho.

A man on horseback was coming down the road.

Eu sei montar a cavalo.

I know how to ride a horse.

Tanto Tom quanto Mary gostam de montar a cavalo.

Both Tom and Mary enjoy horseback riding.

Eu andava a cavalo quando era criança.

I used to ride horses when I was a child.

O menino andou a cavalo pela primeira vez.

The boy rode a horse for the first time.

Você fede a cavalo.

You stink of horses.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

Ele quer batata frita a cavalo.

He wants french fries with a fried egg on top.

— Relatos Selvagens (2014)

Viu a banda alemã a cavalo?

Did you see the German band on horseback?

— Um Dia Muito Especial (1977)

Quero batata frita a cavalo.

I want french fries with a fried egg on top.

— Relatos Selvagens (2014)

Todos montamos a cavalo.

We all ride horses.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Passeio a cavalo.

Horseback riding.

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

A cavalo!

On horseback!

— O Labirinto do Fauno (2006)

Batata frita a cavalo.

French fries with a fried egg on top.

— Relatos Selvagens (2014)

Amanhã irei para a vila a cavalo com a Thomasin.

Tomorrow I will go to the village on horseback with Thomasin.

— A Bruxa (2016)

Não posso ir a cavalo lá, é muito difícil.

I can't go there on horseback; it's too difficult.

— The Dead and the Damned (2011)