é a cara do pai

looks just like his father

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looks just like his father An idiomatic expression meaning someone strongly resembles their father. Literally, it means “is the face of the father.”
PO: O menino é a cara do pai.
EN: The boy looks just like his father.

Tom é a cara do pai da mãe dele.

Tom looks just like his maternal grandfather.

Bob realmente é a cara do pai.

Bob really takes after his father.

Ele é a cara do pai.

He's the spitting image of his father.

Tom é a cara do pai dele.

Tom is the spitting image of his father.

É a cara do pai.

He looks just like his father.

— Sociedade dos Poetas Mortos (1989)