à toa

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a ˈto.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a ˈto.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /a ˈto.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /a ˈto(w).ɐ/

Adverb

à toa (not comparable)

(idiomatic) aimlessly, out of the blue
Não é à toa que,…
It is not a coincidence that…

Ela não vai desistir à toa.
She won't give up easily.

Adjective

à toa (invariable)

(of a person) idle (not doing anything important)
despicable, without importance
Por um errinho à toa, levou uma bronca daquelas.
For an unimportant little mistake, they got scolded like that.

Related terms

toa

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