alugar um tríplex na cabeça de alguém

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, to rent a triplex in someone's mind.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.luˈɡa(ɾ) ũ ˈtɾi.plɛks na kaˈbe.sɐ d͡ʒi awˈɡẽj̃/ [a.luˈɡa(ɾ) ũ ˈtɾi.plɛks na kaˈbe.sɐ d͡ʒi aʊ̯ˈɡẽɪ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.luˈɡa(ɾ) ũ ˈtɾi.plɛks na kaˈbe.sa de awˈɡẽj̃/ [a.luˈɡa(ɾ) ũ ˈtɾi.plɛks na kaˈbe.sa de aʊ̯ˈɡẽɪ̯̃]

Verb

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alugar um tríplex na cabeça de alguém (first-person singular present alugo um tríplex na cabeça de alguém, first-person singular preterite aluguei um tríplex na cabeça de alguém, past participle alugado um tríplex na cabeça de alguém)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, idiomatic, transitive) to psychologically affect someone to the point that they can't stop thinking about something or someone
    • 2023 August 13, @NetflixBrasil, Twitter[1]:
      A expressão "alugou um triplex na cabeça" surgiu após o primeiro ser humano assistir ao documentário Três Estranhos Idênticos. Estudos apontam que cada andar do triplex é ocupado pela história de um dos irmãos.
      The expression "rented a triplex in the head" appeared after the first human being watched the documentary Three Identical Strangers. Studies show that each floor of the triplex is occupied by the story of one of the brothers.
    • 2023 July 11, Fernanda Regis, YouTube[2]:
      a frase que alugou um triplex na minha cabeça
      the phrase that rented a triplex in my head

Usage notes

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This term does not have an exact translation in English; the closest translation is live rent-free in someone's head.

Conjugation

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