tela azul da morte

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of English blue screen of death.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.lɐ aˈzuw da ˈmɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈtɛ.lɐ aˈzuʊ̯ da ˈmɔh.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.lɐ aˈzuw da ˈmɔɾ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈtɛ.lɐ aˈzuʊ̯ da ˈmɔɾ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.lɐ aˈzuw da ˈmɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈtɛ.lɐ aˈzuʊ̯ da ˈmɔχ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.la aˈzuw da ˈmɔɻ.te/ [ˈtɛ.la aˈzuʊ̯ da ˈmɔɻ.te]

Noun

tela azul da morte f (plural telas azuis da morte)

  1. (Brazil, computing) blue screen of death (screen indicating a system error)
    Synonym: (Portugal) ecrã azul da morte

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