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Portuguese
Etymology
Ellipsis of tela azul da morte, a calque from English blue screen of death.
Pronunciation
Noun
tela azul f (plural telas azuis)
- (Brazil, idiomatic, informal, humorous) confusion
Isso me dá tela azul.- That makes me confused.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tela, azul.
Further reading
- “tela azul”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024