estar a fim

Portuguese

Etymology

From estar (“to be”) +‎ a fim (“infatuated”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈta(ɾ) a ˈfĩ/, /esˈta(ɾ) a ˈfĩ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈta(ɾ) a ˈfĩ/, /esˈta(ɾ) a ˈfĩ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈta(ɾ) a ˈfĩ/, /eʃˈta(ɾ) a ˈfĩ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈta(ɾ) a ˈfĩ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtaɾ ɐ ˈfĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtaɾ ɐ ˈfĩ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈta.ɾi ɐ ˈfĩ/

Verb

estar a fim (first-person singular present estou a fim, first-person singular preterite estive a fim, past participle estado a fim)

1. (of a person, often followed by de) to be desiring or interested (in someone)
2. (of a person, followed by de) to be romantically attracted (by someone)

See also

• crush

Further reading

• “estar a fim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025