abrir mão

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From abrir +‎ mão, literally “to open hand”.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbɾi(ʁ) ˈmɐ̃w̃/ [aˈbɾi(h) ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aˈbɾi(ɾ) ˈmɐ̃w̃/ [aˈbɾi(ɾ) ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈbɾi(ʁ) ˈmɐ̃w̃/ [aˈbɾi(χ) ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbɾi(ɻ) ˈmɐ̃w̃/ [aˈbɾi(ɻ) ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɾiɾ ˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ɐˈβɾiɾ ˈmɐ̃w̃]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɾi.ɾi ˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ɐˈβɾi.ɾi ˈmɐ̃w̃]

Verb

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abrir mão (first-person singular present abro mão, first-person singular preterite abri mão, past participle aberto mão)

  1. to give up; to renounce [with de]
    Antonym: lançar mão
    Eu não vou abrir mão desse trabalho por sua causa!
    I'm not going to give up this job because of you!
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