perder as estribeiras

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to lose one's stirrups”. Compare Spanish perder los estribos and Catalan perdre els estreps.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpeʁˈde(ɾ) az ˌes.tɾiˈbe(j).ɾɐs/ [ˌpeɦˈde(ɾ) az ˌes.tɾiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐs]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpeʁˈde(ɾ) az ˌes.tɾiˈbe(j).ɾɐs/ [ˌpeɦˈde(ɾ) az ˌes.tɾiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐs]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpeɾˈde(ɾ) az ˌes.tɾiˈbe(j).ɾɐs/ [ˌpeɾˈde(ɾ) az ˌes.tɾiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐs]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpeʁˈde(ɾ) az ˌeʃ.tɾiˈbe(j).ɾɐʃ/ [ˌpeʁˈde(ɾ) az ˌeʃ.tɾiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpeɻˈde(ɾ) az ˌes.tɾiˈbe(j).ɾas/ [ˌpeɻˈde(ɾ) az ˌes.tɾiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾas]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpeɾˈdeɾ ɐz ˌeʃ.tɾiˈbɐj.ɾɐʃ/ [ˌpeɾˈðeɾ ɐz ˌeʃ.tɾiˈβɐj.ɾɐʃ], /pɨɾˈdeɾ ɐʃ.tɾiˈbɐj.ɾɐʃ/ [pɨɾˈðeɾ ɐʃ.tɾiˈβɐj.ɾɐʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpeɾˈdeɾ ɐz ˌeʃ.tɾiˈbɐj.ɾɐʃ/ [ˌpeɾˈðeɾ ɐz ˌeʃ.tɾiˈβɐj.ɾɐʃ], /pɨɾˈdeɾ ɐʃ.tɾiˈbɐj.ɾɐʃ/ [pɨɾˈðeɾ ɐʃ.tɾiˈβɐj.ɾɐʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpeɾˈdeɾ ɐz ˌeʃ.tɾiˈbej.ɾɐʃ/ [ˌpeɾˈðeɾ ɐz ˌeʃ.tɾiˈβej.ɾɐʃ], /pɨɾˈdeɾ ɐʃ.tɾiˈbej.ɾɐʃ/ [pɨɾˈðeɾ ɐʃ.tɾiˈβej.ɾɐʃ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpeɾˈdeɾ ɐz ˌeʃ.tɾiˈbej.ɾɐʃ/ [ˌpeɾˈðeɾ ɐz ˌeʃ.tɾiˈβej.ɾɐʃ], /pɨɾˈdeɾ ɐʃ.tɾiˈbej.ɾɐʃ/ [pɨɾˈðeɾ ɐʃ.tɾiˈβej.ɾɐʃ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpeɾˈde.ɾi ɐz ˌeʃ.tɾiˈbe.ɾɐʃ/ [ˌpeɾˈðe.ɾi ɐz ˌeʃ.tɾiˈβe.ɾɐʃ], /pɨɾˈde.ɾi ɐʃ.tɾiˈbe.ɾɐʃ/ [pɨɾˈðe.ɾi ɐʃ.tɾiˈβe.ɾɐʃ]

Verb

perder as estribeiras (first-person singular present perco as estribeiras, first-person singular preterite perdi as estribeiras, past participle perdido as estribeiras)

1. (idiomatic) to lose one's temper

References

• “estribeira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “estribeira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “estribeira”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024