olhar de mil jardas

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of English thousand-yard stare.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈʎa(ʁ) d͡ʒi ˈmiw ˈʒaʁ.dɐs/ [oˈʎa(h) d͡ʒi ˈmiʊ̯ ˈʒaɦ.dɐs]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oˈʎa(ɾ) d͡ʒi ˈmiw ˈʒaɾ.dɐs/ [oˈʎa(ɾ) d͡ʒi ˈmiʊ̯ ˈʒaɾ.dɐs]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oˈʎa(ʁ) d͡ʒi ˈmiw ˈʒaʁ.dɐʃ/ [oˈʎa(χ) d͡ʒi ˈmiʊ̯ ˈʒaʁ.dɐʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈʎa(ɻ) de ˈmiw ˈʒaɻ.das/ [oˈʎa(ɻ) de ˈmiʊ̯ ˈʒaɻ.das]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈʎaɾ dɨ ˈmil ˈʒaɾ.dɐʃ/ [ɔˈʎaɾ ðɨ ˈmiɫ ˈʒaɾ.ðɐʃ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈʎa.ɾi dɨ ˈmi.li ˈʒaɾ.dɐʃ/ [ɔˈʎa.ɾi ðɨ ˈmi.li ˈʒaɾ.ðɐʃ]

Noun

olhar de mil jardas m (plural olhares de mil jardas)

  1. (neologism) thousand-yard stare

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