cego em tiroteio

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “[A] blind person in during a shootout”

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɡu ẽj̃ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɡu ẽj̃ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈteɪ̯.u], (natural pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɡu ĩ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɡu ĩ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈteɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɡu ẽj̃ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɡu ẽj̃ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈteɪ̯.u], (natural pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɡu ĩ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɡu ĩ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈteɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɡo ẽj̃ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.o/ [ˈsɛ.ɡo ẽj̃ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈteɪ̯.o], (natural pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɡo ĩ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.o/ [ˈsɛ.ɡo ĩ t͡ʃi.ɾoˈteɪ̯.o]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɡu ɐ̃j̃ ti.ɾuˈtɐj.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɣu ɐ̃j̃ ti.ɾuˈtɐj.u]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɡu ɐ̃j̃ ti.ɾuˈtɐj.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɣu ɐ̃j̃ ti.ɾuˈtɐj.u]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɡu ɐ̃j̃ ti.ɾuˈtej.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɣu ɐ̃j̃ ti.ɾuˈtej.u]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɡu ɐ̃j̃ ti.ɾuˈtej.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɣu ɐ̃j̃ ti.ɾuˈtej.u]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɡu ɐ̃j̃ ti.ɾuˈte.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɣu ɐ̃j̃ ti.ɾuˈte.u]

Phrase

cego em tiroteio

1. (informal) lost, disorientated

   Ele está mais perdido do que cego em tiroteio.

   He is more lost than [a] blind person during a shootout.

   • 2017, “Cego em Tiroteio”, in Juan Silva (music), Ascenção‎^[1], Simpra, Ayjalla Kalleb (music):

     E eu tô igual cego em tiroteio / Tô perdido neste mundo.

     And I'm like [a] blind person during a shootout / I'm so lost in this world.

Further reading

• “cego em tiroteio”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024