fazer das tripas coração
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “to make a heart out of guts”. Compare Spanish hacer de tripas corazón.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈze(ʁ) das ˈtɾi.pɐs ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [faˈze(h) das ˈtɾi.pɐs ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /faˈze(ɾ) das ˈtɾi.pɐs ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [faˈze(ɾ) das ˈtɾi.pɐs ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /faˈze(ʁ) daʃ ˈtɾi.pɐʃ ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [faˈze(χ) daʃ ˈtɾi.pɐʃ ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈze(ɻ) das ˈtɾi.pas ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [faˈze(ɻ) das ˈtɾi.pas ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐˈzeɾ dɐʃ ˈtɾi.pɐʃ ku.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [fɐˈzeɾ ðɐʃ ˈtɾi.pɐʃ ku.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃]
Verb
fazer das tripas coração (first-person singular present faço das tripas coração, first-person singular preterite fiz das tripas coração, past participle feito das tripas coração)
- (idiomatic) to bend over backwards (to make an enormous effort)
Conjugation
1Brazil only.
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