picar a mula

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Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to sting the mule”. This is a figure of speech involving the notion of a mule rider stinging the animal with a sharp object to make it run fast.

Verb

picar a mula (first-person singular present pico a mula, first-person singular preterite piquei a mula, past participle picado a mula)

  1. (slang) to depart; to leave
    Synonyms: ir embora, vazar
  2. (slang) to run away; to flee
    Synonyms: cair fora, meter o pé

Conjugation

    Conjugation of picar a mula (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal picar a mula
Personal picar a mula picares a mula picar a mula picarmos a mula picardes a mula picarem a mula
Gerund
picando a mula
Past participle
Masculine picado a mula picados a mula
Feminine picada a mula picadas a mula
Indicative
Present pico a mula picas a mula pica a mula picamos a mula picais a mula picam a mula
Imperfect picava a mula picavas a mula picava a mula picávamos a mula picáveis a mula picavam a mula
Preterite piquei a mula picaste a mula picou a mula picamos a mula1, picámos a mula2 picastes a mula picaram a mula
Pluperfect picara a mula picaras a mula picara a mula picáramos a mula picáreis a mula picaram a mula
Future picarei a mula picarás a mula picará a mula picaremos a mula picareis a mula picarão a mula
Conditional picaria a mula picarias a mula picaria a mula picaríamos a mula picaríeis a mula picariam a mula
Subjunctive
Present pique a mula piques a mula pique a mula piquemos a mula piqueis a mula piquem a mula
Imperfect picasse a mula picasses a mula picasse a mula picássemos a mula picásseis a mula picassem a mula
Future picar a mula picares a mula picar a mula picarmos a mula picardes a mula picarem a mula
Imperative
Affirmative pica a mula pique a mula piquemos a mula picai a mula piquem a mula
Negative (não) não piques a mula não pique a mula não piquemos a mula não piqueis a mula não piquem a mula

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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