com o rabo entre as pernas

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ u ˈʁa.bu ˈẽ.tɾi as ˈpɛʁ.nɐs/ [kõ u ˈha.bu ˈẽ.tɾi as ˈpɛɦ.nɐs]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ u ˈʁa.bu ˈẽ.tɾi as ˈpɛɾ.nɐs/ [kõ u ˈha.bu ˈẽ.tɾi as ˈpɛɾ.nɐs]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ u ˈʁa.bu ˈẽ.tɾi aʃ ˈpɛʁ.nɐʃ/ [kõ u ˈχa.bu ˈẽ.tɾi aʃ ˈpɛʁ.nɐʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ o ˈʁa.bo ˈẽ.tɾe as ˈpɛɻ.nas/ [kõ o ˈha.bo ˈẽ.tɾe as ˈpɛɻ.nas]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ u ˈʁa.bu ˈẽ.tɾ‿ɐʃ ˈpɛɾ.nɐʃ/ [kõ u ˈʁa.βu ˈẽ.tɾ‿ɐʃ ˈpɛɾ.nɐʃ]

Phrase

com o rabo entre as pernas

  1. with one's tail between one's legs
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see com,‎ o,‎ rabo,‎ entre,‎ as,‎ pernas.

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