empurra-empurra

Portuguese

Etymology

Reduplication of empurra (“he/she pushes”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˌpu.ʁɐ.ẽˈpu.ʁɐ/ [ẽˌpu.hɐ.ẽˈpu.hɐ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˌpu.ʁɐ.ĩˈpu.ʁɐ/ [ĩˌpu.hɐ.ĩˈpu.hɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˌpu.ʁɐ.ẽˈpu.ʁɐ/ [ẽˌpu.χɐ.ẽˈpu.χɐ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˌpu.ʁɐ.ĩˈpu.ʁɐ/ [ĩˌpu.χɐ.ĩˈpu.χɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˌpu.ʁa.ẽˈpu.ʁa/ [ẽˌpu.ha.ẽˈpu.ha], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˌpu.ʁa.ĩˈpu.ʁa/ [ĩˌpu.ha.ĩˈpu.ha]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽˌpu.ʁɐ.ẽˈpu.ʁɐ/

Noun

empurra-empurra m (plural empurra-empurras or (uncommon) empurras-empurras)

  1. (Brazil) an instance of people pushing each other repeatedly
    O ponto estava lotado. Assim que o ônibus chegou, começou um empurra-empurra para ver quem subia primeiro.
    The bus stop was crowded. As soon as the bus arrived, a shoving contest started to see who would get on first.

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