sempre em pé

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sempre-em-pé (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “always standing”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.pɾi ẽj̃ ˈpɛ/, (natural pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.pɾi ĩ ˈpɛ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.pɾi ẽj̃ ˈpɛ/, (natural pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.pɾi ĩ ˈpɛ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.pɾe ẽj̃ ˈpɛ/, (natural pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.pɾe ĩ ˈpɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.pɾ‿ɐ̃j̃ ˈpɛ/

• Rhymes: -ɛ

Noun

sempre em pé m (invariable)

1. (Portugal) roly-poly (toy that rights itself when pushed over)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) joão-bobo, (Brazil) joão-teimoso

Further reading

• “sempre-em-pé”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “sempre em pé”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024