cair em saco roto

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to fall on ruptured bag”. Compare Spanish caer en saco roto.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /kaˈi(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈsa.ku ˈʁo.tu/ [kaˈi(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈsa.ku ˈho.tu], (natural pronunciation) /kaˈi(ɾ) ĩ ˈsa.ku ˈʁo.tu/ [kaˈi(ɾ) ĩ ˈsa.ku ˈho.tu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /kaˈi(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈsa.ku ˈʁo.tu/ [kaˈi(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈsa.ku ˈχo.tu], (natural pronunciation) /kaˈi(ɾ) ĩ ˈsa.ku ˈʁo.tu/ [kaˈi(ɾ) ĩ ˈsa.ku ˈχo.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /kaˈi(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈsa.ko ˈʁo.to/ [kaˈi(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈsa.ko ˈho.to], (natural pronunciation) /kaˈi(ɾ) ĩ ˈsa.ko ˈʁo.to/ [kaˈi(ɾ) ĩ ˈsa.ko ˈho.to]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈiɾ ɐ̃j̃ ˈsa.ku ˈʁo.tu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈi.ɾi ɐ̃j̃ ˈsa.ku ˈʁo.tu/

Verb

cair em saco roto (first-person singular present caio em saco roto, first-person singular preterite caí em saco roto, past participle caído em saco roto)

  1. (idiomatic) to fall on deaf ears

Further reading

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