trelelê
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trelelê m (plural trelelês)
- (Brazil, informal) a short romantic relationship, fling, affair
- 2021 February 24, GILBERTO TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS, O MEZINHEIRO: SEIVA & SANGUE[1], Editora Oxente, →ISBN, page 78:
- Ela revelou que estava se apaixonando por Emanuel! Carmelita deu umas gargalhadas, e revelou que já desconfiava desse trelelê [...]
- She revealed that she was falling in love with Emanuel! Carmelita laughed, revealing that she already suspected they were having a fling [...]
- (Brazil, informal) idle chat, chitchat
- (Brazil, informal) something that is frustrating or complicated
- a reunião foi um trelelê só.
- the meeting was a real drag;
Further reading edit
- “trelelê” in Dicionário inFormal.