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perder a cabeça

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, to lose the head.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾˈdeɾ ɐ kɐˈbe.sɐ/ [pɨɾˈðeɾ ɐ kɐˈβe.sɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾˈde.ɾi ɐ kɐˈbe.sɐ/ [pɨɾˈðe.ɾi ɐ kɐˈβe.sɐ]

Verb

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perder a cabeça (first-person singular present perco a cabeça, first-person singular preterite perdi a cabeça, past participle perdido a cabeça)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to lose one's head (to lose serenity)

Conjugation

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