dormir com um olho aberto

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, to sleep with an eye open.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /doʁˈmi(ʁ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎu.aˈbɛʁ.tu/ [doɦˈmi(h) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎʊ.aˈbɛh.tu], (faster pronunciation) /doʁˈmi(ʁ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎwaˈbɛʁ.tu/ [doɦˈmi(h) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎwaˈbɛh.tu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /doɾˈmi(ɾ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎu.aˈbɛɾ.tu/ [doɾˈmi(ɾ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎʊ.aˈbɛɾ.tu], (faster pronunciation) /doɾˈmi(ɾ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎwaˈbɛɾ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /doʁˈmi(ʁ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎu.aˈbɛʁ.tu/ [doʁˈmi(χ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎʊ.aˈbɛχ.tu], (faster pronunciation) /doʁˈmi(ʁ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎwaˈbɛʁ.tu/ [doʁˈmi(χ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎwaˈbɛχ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /doɻˈmi(ɻ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎu.aˈbɛɻ.to/ [doɻˈmi(ɻ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎʊ.aˈbɛɻ.to], (faster pronunciation) /doɻˈmi(ɻ) ˈkũ ˌo.ʎwaˈbɛɻ.to/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /duɾˈmiɾ ˈkũ ˌo.ʎwɐˈbɛɾ.tu/ [duɾˈmiɾ ˈkũ ˌo.ʎwɐˈβɛɾ.tu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /duɾˈmi.ɾi ˈkũ ˌo.ʎwɐˈbɛɾ.tu/ [duɾˈmi.ɾi ˈkũ ˌo.ʎwɐˈβɛɾ.tu]

Verb

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dormir com um olho aberto (first-person singular present durmo com um olho aberto, third-person singular present dorme com um olho aberto, first-person singular preterite dormi com um olho aberto, past participle dormido com um olho aberto)

  1. to sleep with one eye open