merda.
shit; faeces (excretory product evacuated from the bowels)
Meaning & usage
shit; faeces (excretory product evacuated from the bowels)
a chunk of shit
shit (rubbish; worthless matter)
piece of shit (an object of poor quality)
O teu trabalho é uma merda.
shit (nonsense; bullshit)
falar merda
act of foolishness or stupidity
fazer merda
shit (anything)
Fiquei aqui o dia todo e não fiz merda nenhuma.
shit (problem or difficult situation)
a state of misery or penury
Nós nunca conseguimos sair da merda.
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”).
shit (a worthless or cowardly person; used particularly of men)
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”).
shit; shitty
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”).
shit! (expression of worry, failure, shock, etc.)
break a leg! (a superstitious expression of encouragement prior to a performance)
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”).
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