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intrâ idade

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Macanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, to enter age.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˌtɾɐ iˈda.di/, /inˌtɾa iˈda.di/, /iŋˌtɾɐ iˈda.di/, /iŋˌtɾa iˈda.di/

Verb

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intrâ idade

  1. (idiomatic) to age, to get old
    Quelê-môdo nos nádi
    Virá ôlo intrá idade?
    How can we avoid
    In a twinkling turning old?
    Nho-nhónha intrá idade,
    Sã divera crueldade!
    For women to age
    Is so cruel!
    Quim magro sã nuvidade.
    Quelora, intrá idade.
    It is unusual to find a thin person
    in old age.

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