carteirada

Portuguese

Etymology

From carteira (“wallet”) +‎ -ada, from using documents in a wallet to show that one holds a position of prestige.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (Brazil) /kaʁ.te(j)ˈɾa.dɐ/, [kah.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.dɐ]
    • IPA(key): (São Paulo) /kaɾ.te(j)ˈɾa.dɐ/, [kaɾ.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.dɐ]
    • IPA(key): (Rio) /kaʁ.te(j)ˈɾa.dɐ/, [kaχ.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.dɐ]
 
  • IPA(key): (Lisbon) /kɐɾ.tɐjˈɾa.dɐ/, [kɐɾ.tɐɪ̯ˈɾa.ðɐ]
  • IPA(key): (non-Lisbon Portugal) /kɐɾ.te(j)ˈɾa.dɐ/, [kɐɾ.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: car‧tei‧ra‧da

Noun

carteirada f (plural carteiradas)

  1. (Brazil, informal, often used with dar) The act of using one's position or influence in order to get something done or to avoid punishment; the act of pulling rank
    O advogado que estava dirigindo bêbado tentou dar carteirada mas foi preso mesmo assim. ― The attorney who was driving drunk tried to pull rank but he was arrested anyway.

References
  1. “carteirada” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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