What does pirar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word pirar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pirar in Portuguese.

The word pirar in Portuguese means go mad, scarper, , enlouquecer, pirar, surtar, pirar, enlouquecer, ficar louco, pirar, pirar, pirar, pirar, pirar, surtar, pirar, surtar, cair fora, dar no pé, dar o fora, pirar no trabalho. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pirar

go mad

(gíria (endoidecer) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

scarper

(gíria (cair fora, safar-se) (informal)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

enlouquecer

verbal expression (slang (become insane) (ficar louco)

pirar

verbal expression (slang (go crazy) (informal)

surtar

(UK, slang (become insane) (enlouquecer)

You poor thing: you must be going potty with worry.

pirar, enlouquecer

phrasal verb, intransitive (slang (get angry)

Quando digo aos meus pais que estou saindo da escola, eles vão pirar.

When I tell my parents I'm quitting school, they are going to freak out.

ficar louco

verbal expression (slang, figurative (become very angry)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)

When my dad found out I'd been out all night, he went completely nuts.

pirar

verbal expression (slang (become excited or angry) (informal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

pirar

verbal expression (informal (do [sth] extravagantly) (informal)

You really went wild with the décor in this room, didn't you?

pirar

intransitive verb (figurative, slang (go insane) (BRA, gíria)

Ryan pirou totalmente e atacou seu padrinho.

Ryan completely flipped and attacked his stepfather.

pirar

intransitive verb (figurative, slang (get upset, angry) (BRA, gíria)

Ben pirou quando seu amigo o dedurou.

Ben flipped when his friend tattled on him.

pirar, surtar

intransitive verb (slang (show terror) (BRA, gíria)

Paul surtou quando viu algo se mover no escuro.

Paul freaked when he saw something move in the dark.

pirar, surtar

intransitive verb (slang (become extremely emotional) (gíria)

A mãe de Tim pirou quando ele chegou em casa com uma tatuagem no pescoço.

Tim's mom freaked when he came home with a tattoo on his neck.

cair fora, dar no pé

phrasal verb, intransitive (UK, slang, vulgar (go away) (POB)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)

My little brother was being such a pest I told him to bugger off.

dar o fora

(figurative, slang (go away)

Ela mandou ele dar o fora.

She told him to get lost.

pirar no trabalho

verbal expression (US, slang (go violently insane at work)

These mundane tasks are going to make me go postal one day.

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