para caramba

Portuguese

Alternative forms

(syncopic form) pra caramba

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾɐ kaˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/, (with syncope) /pɾa kaˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa kaˈɾɐ̃.ba/, (with syncope) /pɾa kaˈɾɐ̃.ba/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ kɐˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/, (with syncope) /pɾɐ kɐˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/

Adverb

para caramba (not comparable)

(colloquial, intensifier) loads of, lots of
Synonyms: muito, (Brazil) demais, (vulgar) para caralho, (vulgar) como o caralho

Comi carne para caramba.
I've eaten loads of meat.
(colloquial, intensifier) really; quite
Synonyms: muito, (Brazil) demais, (vulgar) para caralho, (vulgar) como o caralho

Este prédio é feio para caramba!
This building is really ugly!

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