ir de mal a pior

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • ir a pior, ir para pior

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈi(ʁ) d͡ʒi ˈmaw a piˈɔʁ/ [ˈi(h) d͡ʒi ˈmaʊ̯ a pɪˈɔh], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi(ʁ) d͡ʒi ˈmaw a ˈpjɔʁ/ [ˈi(h) d͡ʒi ˈmaʊ̯ a ˈpjɔh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈi(ɾ) d͡ʒi ˈmaw a piˈɔɾ/ [ˈi(ɾ) d͡ʒi ˈmaʊ̯ a pɪˈɔɾ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi(ɾ) d͡ʒi ˈmaw a ˈpjɔɾ/ [ˈi(ɾ) d͡ʒi ˈmaʊ̯ a ˈpjɔɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈi(ʁ) d͡ʒi ˈmaw a piˈɔʁ/ [ˈi(χ) d͡ʒi ˈmaʊ̯ a pɪˈɔχ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi(ʁ) d͡ʒi ˈmaw a ˈpjɔʁ/ [ˈi(χ) d͡ʒi ˈmaʊ̯ a ˈpjɔχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈi(ɻ) de ˈmaw a piˈɔɻ/ [ˈi(ɻ) de ˈmaʊ̯ a pɪˈɔɻ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi(ɻ) de ˈmaw a ˈpjɔɻ/ [ˈi(ɻ) de ˈmaʊ̯ a ˈpjɔɻ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈiɾ dɨ ˈmal ɐ ˈpjɔɾ/ [ˈiɾ ðɨ ˈmaɫ ɐ ˈpjɔɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈi.ɾi dɨ ˈma.li ɐ ˈpjɔ.ɾi/ [ˈi.ɾi ðɨ ˈma.li ɐ ˈpjɔ.ɾi]

Verb

ir de mal a pior (first-person singular present vou de mal a pior, first-person singular preterite fui de mal a pior, past participle ido de mal a pior)

  1. (idiomatic) to go from bad to worse

Further reading

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