perder a cabeça

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, To lose the head.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpeɾˈdeɾ ɐ kɐˈbe.sɐ/ [ˌpeɾˈðeɾ ɐ kɐˈβe.sɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpeɾˈde.ɾi ɐ kɐˈbe.sɐ/ [ˌpeɾˈðe.ɾi ɐ kɐˈβe.sɐ]

Verb[edit]

perder a cabeça (first-person singular present perco a cabeça, first-person singular preterite perdi a cabeça, past participle perdido a cabeça)

  1. (idiomatic) to lose one's head (to stop behaving rationally)

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