acertar em cheio
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to hit right in”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /a.seʁˈta(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈʃej.u/ [a.sehˈta(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈʃeɪ̯.u], (natural pronunciation) /a.seʁˈta(ɾ) ĩ ˈʃej.u/ [a.sehˈta(ɾ) ĩ ˈʃeɪ̯.u]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /a.seɾˈta(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈʃej.u/ [a.seɾˈta(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈʃeɪ̯.u], (natural pronunciation) /a.seɾˈta(ɾ) ĩ ˈʃej.u/ [a.seɾˈta(ɾ) ĩ ˈʃeɪ̯.u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /a.seʁˈta(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈʃej.u/ [a.seχˈta(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈʃeɪ̯.u], (natural pronunciation) /a.seʁˈta(ɾ) ĩ ˈʃej.u/ [a.seχˈta(ɾ) ĩ ˈʃeɪ̯.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /a.seɻˈta(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈʃej.o/ [a.seɻˈta(ɾ) ẽj̃ ˈʃeɪ̯.o], (natural pronunciation) /a.seɻˈta(ɾ) ĩ ˈʃej.o/ [a.seɻˈta(ɾ) ĩ ˈʃeɪ̯.o]
Verb
[edit]acertar em cheio (first-person singular present acerto em cheio, first-person singular preterite acertei em cheio, past participle acertado em cheio)
- (idiomatic) hit the nail on the head (identify something exactly)
Conjugation
[edit]1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.