fazer ideia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈze(ɾ) iˈdɛj.ɐ/ [faˈze(ɾ) iˈdɛɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈze(ɾ) iˈdɛj.ɐ/ [faˈze(ɾ) iˈdɛɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈze(ɾ) iˈdɛj.a/ [faˈze(ɾ) iˈdɛɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈzeɾ iˈdɐj.ɐ/ [fɐˈzeɾ iˈðɐj.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈzeɾ iˈdɐj.ɐ/ [fɐˈzeɾ iˈðɐj.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈzeɾ iˈdej.ɐ/ [fɐˈzeɾ iˈðej.ɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈzeɾ iˈdej.ɐ/ [fɐˈzeɾ iˈðej.ɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈze.ɾi iˈde.ɐ/ [fɐˈze.ɾi iˈðe.ɐ]

Verb

fazer ideia (first-person singular present faço ideia, first-person singular preterite fiz ideia, past participle feito ideia)

1. (chiefly in the negative) to know at least a bit about something

   O médico não fazia ideia de quanto tempo eu ainda tinha de vida.

   The doctor had no idea how long I had left to live.

   Fazes alguma ideia pelo que eu passei?

   Do you have any idea what I've been through?

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:fazer ideia.