How to say "to be idle" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "to be idle" translates to  Ficar de bobeira 

Transliteration: fee-kahr jee boh-beh-rah

🇧🇷 Não posso ficar de bobeira, tenho muito trabalho para fazer.

🗣️ Nah-o poh-soh fee-kahr jee boh-beh-rah, teh-nho moo-ee-toh trah-bah-lyoh pah-rah fah-zehr.

🇺🇸 I can't be idle, I have a lot of work to do.



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Brazilian Portuguese

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to say "to be idle" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "Ficar de bobeira" which translates to "To be idle".

How to pronounce "Ficar de bobeira" (to be idle) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "Ficar de bobeira" is pronounced as "fee-kahr jee boh-beh-rah".

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