na perna

in/on the leg

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phrase Uncommon #20,070

in/on the leg The best English preposition depends on context: injuries are usually described as being “in” the leg, while something attached or resting there is often “on” the leg.

PO: Ele machucou o joelho na perna direita.

EN: He hurt his knee in his right leg.

O Kawaguchi aguenta um tiro na perna.

Kawaguchi can handle a gunshot to the leg.

— Assassinato (2015)

Levou um tiro na perna.

He was shot in the leg.

— O Labirinto do Fauno (2006)

Ele foi ferido na perna.

He was wounded in the leg.

Na perna.

On the leg.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Ia comprar uma mesa nova, mas meu marido já deu jeito na perna quebrada.

I was going to buy a new table, but my husband already took care of his broken leg.

Um cachorro raivoso me mordeu na perna.

A rabid dog bit me on the leg.

Foi logo na perna doente que eu tinha.

It went straight for the bad leg I had.

— Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto (2008)

O Tom tem uma cinta na perna direita.

Tom has a brace on his right leg.

Atiro na perna dele, fujo, o quê?

I shoot him in the leg, I run away, what?

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Aquele cara que você esfaqueou na perna era meu melhor amigo, porra!

That guy you stabbed in the leg was my best friend, damn it!

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Ela sentiu algo subindo na perna dela.

She felt something creeping up her leg.

Ele não usava pulseira, nem tinha nenhuma marca na perna.

He wasn't wearing a bracelet, nor did he have any mark on his leg.

— As Diabólicas (1955)