tela azul

Portuguese

Etymology

Ellipsis of tela azul da morte, a calque from English blue screen of death.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.lɐ aˈzuw/ [ˈtɛ.lɐ aˈzuʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.lɐ aˈzuw/ [ˈtɛ.lɐ aˈzuʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.la aˈzuw/ [ˈtɛ.la aˈzuʊ̯]

Noun

tela azul f (plural telas azuis)

1. (Brazil, idiomatic, informal, humorous) confusion

   Isso me dá tela azul.

   That makes me confused.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tela,‎ azul.

Further reading

• “tela azul”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025