à queima-roupa

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Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “at the burn-cloth”. Compare Spanish a quemarropa.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a ˌkej.mɐˈʁo(w).pɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a ˌkej.mɐˈʁo(w).pɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a ˌkej.maˈʁo(w).pa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /a ˌkɐj.mɐˈʁo(w).pɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /a ˌkej.mɐˈʁow.pɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /a ˌkej.mɐˈʁo(w).pɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /a ˌke.mɐˈʁo.pɐ/

Rhymes: -owpɐ, -opa

Adverb

à queima-roupa

point blank, at point blank range
- 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
  O medo fez gelar o sangue do soldado, e foi o medo que o fez apontar a arma e disparar uma rajada à queima-roupa.
  Fear made the soldier's blood freeze, and it was fear that made him aim his weapon and fire a burst at point-blank range.
(figurative) point blank (directly, bluntly)

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