quem me dera

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• quem dera

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃ mi ˈdɛ.ɾɐ/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ mi ˈdɛ.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃ mi ˈdɛ.ɾɐ/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ mi ˈdɛ.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃ me ˈdɛ.ɾa/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ me ˈdɛ.ɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j̃ mɨ ˈdɛ.ɾɐ/ [ˈkɐ̃j̃ mɨ ˈðɛ.ɾɐ]

Phrase

quem me dera

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) I wish (I would very much like that to be so, even though it is unlikely)

   Synonyms: oxalá, tomara

   • 2014, “Vida de Estrada”, in Diabo na Cruz, performed by Diabo na Cruz:

     O que é bom nunca é p'ra agora / Quem me dera ir daqui p'ra fora

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