"salve-se quem puder" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

Forms: salve-se-quem-puder [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “whoever can save themselves, do so”, or more loosely translated as “save yourself if you can”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|whoever can save themselves, do so}} “whoever can save themselves, do so”, {{m-g|save yourself if you can}} “save yourself if you can”, {{lit|whoever can save themselves, do so|save yourself if you can}} Literally, “whoever can save themselves, do so”, or more loosely translated as “save yourself if you can” Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|#|head=salve-se quem puder}} salve-se quem puder m (invariable)
  1. (idiomatic) an extremely chaotic situation Tags: idiomatic, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-salve-se_quem_puder-pt-noun-cXcOiUrq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 84 16

Phrase

Forms: salve-se quem puder ! [canonical], salve-se-quem-puder [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “whoever can save themselves, do so”, or more loosely translated as “save yourself if you can”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|whoever can save themselves, do so}} “whoever can save themselves, do so”, {{m-g|save yourself if you can}} “save yourself if you can”, {{lit|whoever can save themselves, do so|save yourself if you can}} Literally, “whoever can save themselves, do so”, or more loosely translated as “save yourself if you can” Head templates: {{head|pt|phrase|head=salve-se quem puder!}} salve-se quem puder!
  1. run for your lives!
    Sense id: en-salve-se_quem_puder-pt-phrase-VP~umZKg
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