descer a lenha
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃˈseɾ ɐ ˈlɐ(j).ɲɐ/, /dɨˈseɾ ɐ ˈlɐ(j).ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃˈseɾ ɐ ˈle.ɲɐ/, /dɨˈseɾ ɐ ˈle.ɲɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃˈseɾ ɐ ˈle.ɲɐ/, /dɨˈseɾ ɐ ˈle.ɲɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃˈse.ɾi ɐ ˈle.ɲɐ/, /dɨˈse.ɾi ɐ ˈle.ɲɐ/
Verb edit
descer a lenha (first-person singular present desço a lenha, first-person singular preterite desci a lenha, past participle descido a lenha)
- (idiomatic) to harshly criticize
- (idiomatic) to scold; to reprehend
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see descer, a, lenha.