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Literally, “I don't want to know”, from não querer saber
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu saˈbe(ʁ)/ [ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu saˈbe(h)]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu saˈbe(ʁ)/ [ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu saˈbe(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu saˈbe(ɾ)/ [ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu saˈbe(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu saˈbe(ʁ)/ [ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu saˈbe(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾo saˈbe(ɻ)/ [ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈkɛ.ɾo saˈbe(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu sɐˈbeɾ/ [ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu sɐˈβeɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu sɐˈbe.ɾi/ [ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈkɛ.ɾu sɐˈβe.ɾi]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): [nɐ̃ ˈkɛ(ɾ) sɐˈbeɾ]
não quero saber
- I don't care
- Synonym: (Portugal, colloquial) como é que isso contribui para a minha felicidade?
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see não, quero, saber.