deitar a toalha ao chão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

atirar a toalha ao chão, jogar a toalha (Brazilian)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /dejˈta(ɾ) a toˈa.ʎɐ aw ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [deɪ̯ˈta(ɾ) a toˈa.ʎɐ aʊ̯ ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dejˈta(ɾ) a toˈa.ʎa aw ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [deɪ̯ˈta(ɾ) a toˈa.ʎa aʊ̯ ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐjˈtaɾ ɐ ˈtwa.ʎɐ aw ˈʃɐ̃w̃/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dejˈtaɾ ɐ ˈtwa.ʎɐ aw ˈʃɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /deˈtaɾ ɐ ˈtwa.ʎɐ aw ˈʃɐ̃w̃/

Verb

deitar a toalha ao chão

(Portugal, idiomatic) to throw in the towel

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