de jeito maneira

Portuguese

Etymology

Unusual construction. Both jeito and maneira mean way (of doing something).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi ˈʒej.tu maˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [d͡ʒi ˈʒeɪ̯.tu maˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de ˈʒej.to maˈne(j).ɾa/ [de ˈʒeɪ̯.to maˈne(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ ˈʒɐj.tu mɐˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ ˈʒej.tu mɐˈnej.ɾɐ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ ˈʒej.tu mɐˈnej.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ ˈʒe.tu mɐˈne.ɾɐ/

Adverb

de jeito maneira (not comparable)

  1. (Brazil) no way (under no circumstances)
    Synonyms: de jeito nenhum, de maneira nenhuma, de maneira alguma, nem por um decreto, nem ferrando, nem fodendo, nem a pau
  2. (Brazil) absolutely not, not at all
    Synonyms: de jeito nenhum, de maneira nenhuma, de maneira alguma
    Estou incomodando?
    De jeito maneira!
    Am I bothering you?
    Not at all!
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