pôr os pontos nos is

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, to put the dots on the i's.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ us ˈpõ.tuz nuz ˈis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ uʃ ˈpõ.tuʒ nuz ˈiʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ os ˈpõ.toz noz ˈis/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ uʃ ˈpõ.tuʒ nuz ˈiʃ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpo.ɾi uʃ ˈpõ.tuʒ nuz ˈiʃ/

Verb

pôr os pontos nos is (first-person singular present ponho os pontos nos is, first-person singular preterite pus os pontos nos is, past participle posto os pontos nos is)

  1. (idiomatic) to clarify

Conjugation

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