sempre-em-pé

Portuguese

Etymology

From sempre (“always”) +‎ em pé (“standing”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˌsẽ.pɾi.ẽj̃ˈpɛ/, (natural pronunciation) /ˌsẽ.pɾi.ĩˈpɛ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˌsẽ.pɾe.ẽj̃ˈpɛ/, (natural pronunciation) /ˌsẽ.pɾe.ĩˈpɛ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsẽ.pɾ‿ɐ̃j̃ˈpɛ/

Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: sem‧pre‧-em‧-pé

Noun

sempre-em-pé m (invariable)

(Portugal) roly-poly (toy that rights itself when pushed over)
Synonyms: (Brazil) joão-bobo, (Brazil) joão-teimoso

Further reading

“sempre-em-pé” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“sempre-em-pé” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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