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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “to throw a bucket of cold water”.
Verb
jogar um balde de água fria (first-person singular present jogo um balde de água fria, first-person singular preterite joguei um balde de água fria, past participle jogado um balde de água fria)
- (transitive, idiomatic) to throw cold water on
- Synonym: dar um banho de água fria
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jogar, um, balde, de, água, fria.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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