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nem que chovam canivetes
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Portuguese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Phrase
1.4
Further reading
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Etymology
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Literally,
“
even if it rains knives
”
.
Pronunciation
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(
Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈnẽj̃ ki ˈʃo.vɐ̃w̃ ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃis/
[ˈnẽɪ̯̃ ki ˈʃo.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃis]
(
Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈnẽj̃ ki ˈʃo.vɐ̃w̃ ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃis/
[ˈnẽɪ̯̃ ki ˈʃo.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃis]
(
Rio de Janeiro
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈnẽj̃ ki ˈʃo.vɐ̃w̃ ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃiʃ/
[ˈnẽɪ̯̃ ki ˈʃo.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃiʃ]
(
Southern Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈnẽj̃ ke ˈʃo.vɐ̃w̃ ka.niˈvɛ.tes/
[ˈnẽɪ̯̃ ke ˈʃo.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ka.niˈvɛ.tes]
(
Portugal
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈnɐ̃j̃ kɨ ˈʃo.vɐ̃w̃ kɐ.niˈvɛ.tɨʃ/
(
Portugal
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈnɐ̃j̃ kɨ ˈʃo.vɐ̃w̃ kɐ.niˈvɛ.tɨʃ/
(
Northern Portugal
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈnɐ̃j̃ kɨ ˈt͡ʃo.bɐ̃w̃ kɐ.niˈbɛ.tɨʃ/
[ˈnɐ̃j̃ kɨ ˈt͡ʃo.βɐ̃w̃ kɐ.niˈβɛ.tɨʃ]
Hyphenation:
nem que cho‧vam ca‧ni‧ve‧tes
Phrase
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nem
que
chovam
canivetes
(
colloquial
)
whatever happens, happens
Synonym:
aconteça o que acontecer
Further reading
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“
canivete
” in
Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa
. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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