vestir o paletó de madeira
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to wear the wooden paletot” – in this case, wooden paletot is a euphemism for coffin.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈves.t͡ʃiɾ u pa.leˈtɔ d͡ʒi maˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈves.t͡ʃiɾ u pa.leˈtɔ d͡ʒi maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈveʃ.t͡ʃiɾ u pa.leˈtɔ d͡ʒi maˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈveʃ.t͡ʃiɾ u pa.leˈtɔ d͡ʒi maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈves.t͡ʃiɾ o pa.leˈtɔ de maˈde(j).ɾa/ [ˈves.t͡ʃiɾ o pa.leˈtɔ de maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈveʃ.tiɾ u pɐ.lɨˈtɔ dɨ mɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [ˈveʃ.tiɾ u pɐ.lɨˈtɔ ðɨ mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbeʃ.tiɾ u pɐ.lɨˈtɔ dɨ mɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [ˈbeʃ.tiɾ u pɐ.lɨˈtɔ ðɨ mɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈveʃ.tiɾ u pɐ.lɨˈtɔ dɨ mɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [ˈveʃ.tiɾ u pɐ.lɨˈtɔ ðɨ mɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈveʃ.tiɾ u pɐ.lɨˈtɔ dɨ mɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [ˈveʃ.tiɾ u pɐ.lɨˈtɔ ðɨ mɐˈðe.ɾɐ]
Verb
[edit]vestir o paletó de madeira (first-person singular present visto o paletó de madeira, third-person singular present veste o paletó de madeira, first-person singular preterite vesti o paletó de madeira, past participle vestido o paletó de madeira)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to give up the ghost (to die)
- Synonyms: bater as botas, ir de arrasta pra cima
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of vestir o paletó de madeira (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)