malandrar

Portuguese

FWOTD – 7 September 2017

Etymology

From malandro + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌma.lɐ̃.ˈdɾa(ʁ)/

Verb

malandrar (first-person singular present indicative malandro, past participle malandrado)

  1. (intransitive) to get by by taking advantage of other people
    • 1995, Veja, page 82:
      “Tem muito maluco que tenta virar PM mas não consegue. No desemprego, vira a casaca e passa a malandrar. []
      “There are lots of fellas who try to become military policemen but don’t get the job. Unemployed, they change sides and start committing petty crime. []
  2. (intransitive) to idle (to spend time not doing anything productive)
    • 1972, Manuel Rodrigues de Melo, Terras de Camundá, page 103:
      Não via os filhos de Pedro Cardoso, desempregados, malandrando, comendo e dormindo, []
      He hadn’t seen Pedro Cardoso’s children, [who were] unemployed, idling, eating and sleeping, []
    Synonyms: vadiar, vagabundear, mandriar

Conjugation

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