de jeito maneira

Portuguese

Etymology

Unusual construction. Both jeito and maneira mean way (of doing something).

Adverb

de jeito maneira (not comparable)

  1. (Brazil) no way (under no circumstances)
    Synonyms: de jeito nenhum, de maneira nenhuma, de maneira alguma, nem por um decreto, nem ferrando, nem fodendo, nem a pau
  2. (Brazil) absolutely not, not at all
    Estou incomodando?
    De jeito maneira!
    Am I bothering you?
    Not at all!
    Synonyms: de jeito nenhum, de maneira nenhuma, de maneira alguma
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