perda de tempo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpeʁ.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈtẽ.pu/ [ˈpeɦ.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈtẽ.pu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpeʁ.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈtẽ.pu/ [ˈpeɦ.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈtẽ.pu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾ.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈtẽ.pu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpeʁ.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈtẽ.pu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɻ.da de ˈtẽ.po/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾ.dɐ dɨ ˈtẽ.pu/ [ˈpeɾ.ðɐ ðɨ ˈtẽ.pu]

Noun

perda de tempo f (plural perdas de tempo)

1. waste of time

   Quer que eu conte todos os grãos de areia? Que perda de tempo!

   You want me to count all the grains of sand? What a waste of time!

Related terms

• perder tempo