sempre-em-pé

Portuguese

Etymology

From sempre (“always”) +‎ em pé (“standing”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˌsẽ.pɾi.ẽj̃ˈpɛ/, (natural pronunciation) /ˌsẽ.pɾi.ĩˈpɛ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˌsẽ.pɾi.ẽj̃ˈpɛ/, (natural pronunciation) /ˌsẽ.pɾi.ĩˈpɛ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˌsẽ.pɾe.ẽj̃ˈpɛ/, (natural pronunciation) /ˌsẽ.pɾe.ĩˈpɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsẽ.pɾ‿ɐ̃j̃ˈpɛ/

• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: sem‧pre‧-em‧-pé

Noun

sempre-em-pé m (invariable)

1. (Portugal) roly-poly (toy that rights itself when pushed over)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) joão-bobo, (Brazil) joão-teimoso

Further reading

• “sempre-em-pé” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “sempre-em-pé” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.