acordar com o pé esquerdo

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to wake up with the left foot”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.koʁˈda(ʁ) kõ u ˈpɛ isˈkeʁ.du/ [a.koɦˈda(h) kõ u ˈpɛ isˈkeɦ.du], /a.koʁˈda(ʁ) kõ u ˈpɛ esˈkeʁ.du/ [a.koɦˈda(h) kõ u ˈpɛ esˈkeɦ.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.koʁˈda(ʁ) kõ u ˈpɛ isˈkeʁ.du/ [a.koɦˈda(h) kõ u ˈpɛ isˈkeɦ.du], /a.koʁˈda(ʁ) kõ u ˈpɛ esˈkeʁ.du/ [a.koɦˈda(h) kõ u ˈpɛ esˈkeɦ.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.koɾˈda(ɾ) kõ u ˈpɛ isˈkeɾ.du/, /a.koɾˈda(ɾ) kõ u ˈpɛ esˈkeɾ.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.koʁˈda(ʁ) kõ u ˈpɛ iʃˈkeʁ.du/ [a.koʁˈda(χ) kõ u ˈpɛ iʃˈkeʁ.du], /a.koʁˈda(ʁ) kõ u ˈpɛ eʃˈkeʁ.du/ [a.koʁˈda(χ) kõ u ˈpɛ eʃˈkeʁ.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.koɻˈda(ɻ) kõ o ˈpɛ esˈkeɻ.do/

Verb

acordar com o pé esquerdo (first-person singular present acordo com o pé esquerdo, first-person singular preterite acordei com o pé esquerdo, past participle acordado com o pé esquerdo)

1. (Brazil, idiomatic) to get up on the wrong side of the bed (to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason)