era uma vez

Portuguese

Etymology

Compare Spanish érase una vez.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈũ.mɐ ˈve(j)s/ [ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈũ.mɐ ˈve(ɪ̯)s]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈũ.mɐ ˈve(j)ʃ/ [ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈũ.mɐ ˈve(ɪ̯)ʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɾa ˈu.ma ˈve(j)s/ [ˈɛ.ɾa ˈu.ma ˈve(ɪ̯)s]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈu.mɐ ˈveʃ/

Adverb

era uma vez (not comparable)

  1. (used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time
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