How to pronounce "pire" in Portuguese

pire is pronounced ˈpi.ɾi in Portuguese, with primary stress on the “PI” syllable. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 4 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

ˈpi.ɾi

PI·re

Primary stress: pi

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IPAˈpi.ɾi

Narrowˈpi.ɾɨ

Syllablespi · re

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va prendre à tout reconstruire. Déjà il faut complètement regarder la structure. Mais le pire a été évité aucune contation si je peux dire aux imbes vois. O incêndio flagrou à 3 horas da madrugada na noite de domingo para vois. O incêndio flagrou à 3 horas da madrugada na noite de domingo para

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Mais le pire a été évité aucune contation si je peux dire aux imbes vois.

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The Portuguese word “pire” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈpi.ɾi. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (pi · re), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (pi). Grammatically, “pire” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 4 authentic Portuguese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “pire” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from Euronews em Português.

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🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
Clip #1 · @1:06
“va prendre à tout reconstruire. Déjà il faut complètement regarder la structure. Mais le pire a été évité aucune contation si je peux dire aux imbes vois. O incêndio flagrou à 3 horas da madrugada na noite de domingo para vois. O incêndio flagrou à 3 horas da madrugada na noite de domingo para”
🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
Clip #2 · @0:50
“incêndio estar contrado e se teritado o pior. Le pire, c'est le pire, c'est l'embrasement des immeublesinants. Donc terrible pour le marché des enfants rouges. On est on est dévasté. C'est une terrible pour le marché des enfants rouges. On est on est dévasté. C'est une”
🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
Clip #3 · @3:31
“va prendre à tout reconstruire. Déjà il faut complètement regarder la structure. Mais le pire a été aucune contation si je peux dire aux imbes voisins. O incêndio flagrou à 3 horas da madrugada na noite de domingo para segunda-feira. incêndio flagrou à 3 horas da madrugada na noite de domingo para segunda-feira.”
🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
Clip #4 · @2:39
“crise tudo é possível num país que teve a história de violência que este teve ao longo das últimas décadas por isso infelizmente podemos imaginar o pior dos cenários pe malheureusement imaginer un scénario Du pire d'accord en tout cas cenários pe malheureusement imaginer un scénario Du pire d'accord en tout cas”

Definition & Meaning: “pire”

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VERB

to go nuts; to become crazy
inflection of pirar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive

Example Sentences (2)

“Mais le pire a été évité aucune contation si je peux dire aux imbes vois. O incêndio flagrou à 3 horas da madrugada na noite de domingo para”
“Le pire, c'est le pire, c'est l'embrasement des immeublesinants. Donc terrible pour le marché des enfants rouges. On est on est dévasté. C'est une”

Pronounce: “pire”

Syllables:: pi · re
Primary stress:: pi
IPA:: ˈpi.ɾi
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Frequently asked questions about pire

How do you pronounce “pire” in Portuguese?

“pire” is pronounced ⁄ˈpi.ɾi⁄ in Portuguese. Listen to authentic native speakers using it in the video clips above.

What does “pire” mean?

“pire” means: to go nuts; to become crazy