abrir mão

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(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

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

(transitive with de) to give up; to renounce
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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