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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “to wipe ice dry”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʒe.lu/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʒe.lu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʒe.lu/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʒe.lu/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(ɾ) ˈʒe.lu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(ɾ) ˈʒe.lu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʒe.lu/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(ʁ) ˈʒe.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃuˈɡa(ɻ) ˈʒe.lo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃuˈɡa(ɻ) ˈʒe.lo/
Verb
enxugar gelo (first-person singular present enxugo gelo, first-person singular preterite enxuguei gelo, past participle enxugado gelo, short past participle enxuto gelo)
- (Brazil, idiomatic) to work hard on something that brings little or no benefit
Conjugation
1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
3Brazilian Portuguese.
4European Portuguese.