quem me dera

Portuguese

Alternative forms

quem dera

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃ mi ˈdɛ.ɾɐ/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ mi ˈdɛ.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃ me ˈdɛ.ɾa/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ me ˈdɛ.ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j̃ mɨ ˈdɛ.ɾɐ/ [ˈkɐ̃j̃ mɨ ˈðɛ.ɾɐ]

Phrase

quem me dera

(idiomatic, colloquial) I wish (I would very much like that to be so, even though it is unlikely)
Synonyms: oxalá, tomara
- 2014, “Vida de Estrada”, in Diabo na Cruz, performed by Diabo na Cruz:
  O que é bom nunca é p'ra agora / Quem me dera ir daqui p'ra fora
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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