pifar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈfa(ʁ)/ [piˈfa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /piˈfa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /piˈfa(ʁ)/ [piˈfa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈfa(ɻ)/

  • Hyphenation: pi‧far

Verb

pifar (first-person singular present pifo, first-person singular preterite pifei, past participle pifado)

  1. (intransitive, a machine or device) to break, to be out of whack (to stop functioning properly)
    Meu computador pifou.My computer broke.
  2. (intransitive, figurative, a person or animal) to tire, to weary (to become tired)
  3. (intransitive, figurative, a person or animal) to die
  4. (transitive) to secretely steal something
  5. to fail, to be not successful
  6. to drink alcohol excessively

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