deitar a toalha ao chão
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- atirar a toalha ao chão, (Brazil) jogar a toalha
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /dejˈta(ɾ) a toˈa.ʎɐ aw ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [deɪ̯ˈta(ɾ) a toˈa.ʎɐ aʊ̯ ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dejˈta(ɾ) a toˈa.ʎa aw ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [deɪ̯ˈta(ɾ) a toˈa.ʎa aʊ̯ ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɐjˈtaɾ ɐ ˈtwa.ʎɐ aw ˈʃɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dejˈtaɾ ɐ ˈtwa.ʎɐ aw ˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /dejˈtaɾ ɐ ˈtwa.ʎɐ aw ˈʃɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /deˈta.ɾi ɐ ˈtwa.ʎɐ aw ˈʃɐ̃w̃/
Verb
deitar a toalha ao chão (first-person singular present deito a toalha ao chão, first-person singular preterite deitei a toalha ao chão, past participle deitado a toalha ao chão)
- (Portugal, idiomatic) to throw in the towel