papar moscas

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to eat flies”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈpa(ʁ) ˈmos.kɐs/ [paˈpa(h) ˈmos.kɐs]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /paˈpa(ɾ) ˈmos.kɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /paˈpa(ʁ) ˈmoʃ.kɐʃ/ [paˈpa(χ) ˈmoʃ.kɐʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈpa(ɻ) ˈmos.kas/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈpaɾ ˈmoʃ.kɐʃ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈpa.ɾi ˈmoʃ.kɐʃ/

  • Hyphenation: pa‧par mos‧cas

Verb

papar moscas (first-person singular present papo moscas, first-person singular preterite papei moscas, past participle papado moscas)

  1. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) to be open-mouthed and look at everything with indifference

Conjugation

    Conjugation of papar moscas (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal papar moscas
Personal papar moscas papares moscas papar moscas paparmos moscas papardes moscas paparem moscas
Gerund
papando moscas
Past participle
Masculine papado moscas papados moscas
Feminine papada moscas papadas moscas
Indicative
Present papo moscas papas moscas papa moscas papamos moscas papais moscas papam moscas
Imperfect papava moscas papavas moscas papava moscas papávamos moscas papáveis moscas papavam moscas
Preterite papei moscas papaste moscas papou moscas papamos moscas1, papámos moscas2 papastes moscas paparam moscas
Pluperfect papara moscas paparas moscas papara moscas papáramos moscas papáreis moscas paparam moscas
Future paparei moscas paparás moscas papará moscas paparemos moscas papareis moscas paparão moscas
Conditional paparia moscas paparias moscas paparia moscas paparíamos moscas paparíeis moscas papariam moscas
Subjunctive
Present pape moscas papes moscas pape moscas papemos moscas papeis moscas papem moscas
Imperfect papasse moscas papasses moscas papasse moscas papássemos moscas papásseis moscas papassem moscas
Future papar moscas papares moscas papar moscas paparmos moscas papardes moscas paparem moscas
Imperative
Affirmative papa moscas pape moscas papemos moscas papai moscas papem moscas
Negative (não) não papes moscas não pape moscas não papemos moscas não papeis moscas não papem moscas

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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