enxugar gelo

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to wipe ice dry.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʒe.lu/ [ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(h) ˈʒe.lu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʒe.lu/ [ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(h) ˈʒe.lu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(ɾ) ˈʒe.lu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(ɾ) ˈʒe.lu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʒe.lu/ [ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(χ) ˈʒe.lu], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʒe.lu/ [ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(χ) ˈʒe.lu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(ɻ) ˈʒe.lo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(ɻ) ˈʒe.lo/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ʃuˈɡaɾ ˈʒe.lu/ [ẽ.ʃuˈɣaɾ ˈʒe.lu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ʃuˈɡa.ɾi ˈʒe.lu/ [ẽ.ʃuˈɣa.ɾi ˈʒe.lu]

Verb[edit]

enxugar gelo (first-person singular present enxugo gelo, first-person singular preterite enxuguei gelo, past participle enxugado gelo, short past participle enxuto gelo)

  1. (Brazil, idiomatic) to work hard on something that brings little or no benefit

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