morrer na praia

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, to die on the beach, alluding to a castaway swimming to land.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈʁe(ʁ) na ˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [moˈhe(h) na ˈpɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /moˈʁe(ɾ) na ˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [moˈhe(ɾ) na ˈpɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /moˈʁe(ʁ) na ˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [moˈχe(χ) na ˈpɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈʁe(ɻ) na ˈpɾaj.a/ [moˈhe(ɻ) na ˈpɾaɪ̯.a]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /muˈʁeɾ nɐ ˈpɾaj.ɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /muˈʁe.ɾi nɐ ˈpɾaj.ɐ/

Verb

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morrer na praia (first-person singular present morro na praia, first-person singular preterite morri na praia, past participle morrido na praia, short past participle morto na praia)

  1. (idiomatic) to fail after trying hard and almost succeeding
    • 1999 January, “Vamos a la playa”, in Placar, Abril, →ISSN, page 68:
      Eliminada pelo Cruzeiro, a Portuguesa de novo morreu na praia
      Eliminated by Cruzeiro, Portuguesa died on the beach again.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see morrer,‎ na,‎ praia.

Conjugation

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