What does it mean? marrento

marrento

  If somebody is marrento, that means he's a tough guy who won't ever let anybody step on his toes. Therefore, a marrento is always a bold and self-assured person, who'll be always riding roughshod over anybody who comes across his way.

However, aprender na marra means to learn something the hard way, by trial and error. tirar na marra means to forcibly take something away from somebody or something that will refuse to let it go away.

As vezes o jogador fica meio marrento mesmo.

Sometimes (soccer) players can be really tough guys.

Passei três meses em Xangai e outros três em Bangkok, aprendi a falar inglês na marra.

I've spent three months in Xangai and other three in Bangkok, learning to speak English the hard way.