donzela em apuros

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /dõˈzɛ.lɐ ẽj̃ aˈpu.ɾus/, (natural pronunciation) /dõˈzɛ.lɐ ĩ aˈpu.ɾus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /dõˈzɛ.lɐ ẽj̃ aˈpu.ɾus/, (natural pronunciation) /dõˈzɛ.lɐ ĩ aˈpu.ɾus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /dõˈzɛ.lɐ ẽj̃ aˈpu.ɾuʃ/, (natural pronunciation) /dõˈzɛ.lɐ ĩ aˈpu.ɾuʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /dõˈzɛ.la ẽj̃ aˈpu.ɾos/, (natural pronunciation) /dõˈzɛ.la ĩ aˈpu.ɾos/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dõˈzɛ.lɐ ɐ̃j̃ ɐˈpu.ɾuʃ/

Noun

donzela em apuros f (plural donzelas em apuros)

1. (literature, figurative) damsel in distress (stereotype of a young woman in a dangerous situation)

   Synonym: donzela em perigo

Further reading

• donzela em apuros on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt