à toa

See also: atoa and atoá

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a ˈto(w).ɐ/ [a ˈto(ʊ̯).ɐ]
 

  • Rhymes: -oɐ
  • Hyphenation: à to‧a

Adverb

à toa (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) aimlessly, out of the blue
    Não é à toa que ... ― It is not a coincidence that ...
    Ela não vai desistir à toa. ― She won't give up easily.

Adjective

à toa (invariable)

  1. (of a person) idle (not doing anything important)
  2. despicable, without importance
    Por um errinho à toa, levou uma bronca daquelas.
    For an unimportant little mistake, they got scolded like that.

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