malandrar

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Portuguese

FWOTD – 7 September 2017

Etymology

From malandro +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. (intransitive) to get by by taking advantage of other people
    • 1995, Veja, page 82:
      “Tem muito maluco que tenta virar PM mas não consegue. No desemprego, vira a casaca e passa a malandrar. […] ”
      “There are lots of fellas who try to become military policemen but don’t get the job. Unemployed, they change sides and start committing petty crime. […] ”
  2. (intransitive) to idle (to spend time not doing anything productive)
    • 1972, Manuel Rodrigues de Melo, Terras de Camundá, page 103:
      Não via os filhos de Pedro Cardoso, desempregados, malandrando, comendo e dormindo, […]
      He hadn’t seen Pedro Cardoso’s children, [who were] unemployed, idling, eating and sleeping, […]
    Synonyms: vadiar, vagabundear, mandriar

Conjugation

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