chegar chegando

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, "to arrive arriving".

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃeˈɡa(ʁ) ʃeˈɡɐ̃.du/ [ʃeˈɡa(h) ʃeˈɡɐ̃.du]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃeˈɡa(ɾ) ʃeˈɡɐ̃.du/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃeˈɡa(ʁ) ʃeˈɡɐ̃.du/ [ʃeˈɡa(χ) ʃeˈɡɐ̃.du]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃeˈɡa(ɻ) ʃeˈɡɐ̃.do/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɨˈɡaɾ ʃɨˈɡɐ̃.du/ [ʃɨˈɣaɾ ʃɨˈɣɐ̃.du]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɨˈɡaɾ t͡ʃɨˈɡɐ̃.du/ [t͡ʃɨˈɣaɾ t͡ʃɨˈɣɐ̃.du]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɨˈɡa.ɾi ʃɨˈɡɐ̃.du/ [ʃɨˈɣa.ɾi ʃɨˈɣɐ̃.du]

Verb

chegar chegando (first-person singular present chego chegando, first-person singular preterite cheguei chegando, past participle chegado chegando) (Brazil, intransitive, slang)

to rush inside somewhere; to enter somewhere in a hurry
to display a strong presence or attitude when arriving somewhere
(derogatory) to display an entitled, demanding, or pretentious attitude when arriving somewhere
to confidently start flirting with someone

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