jogo de gato e rato
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu i ˈʁa.tu/ [ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu i ˈha.tu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu i ˈʁa.tu/ [ˈʒo.ɡu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu i ˈχa.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒo.ɡo de ˈɡa.to e ˈʁa.to/ [ˈʒo.ɡo de ˈɡa.to e ˈha.to]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒo.ɡu dɨ ˈɡa.tu i ˈʁa.tu/ [ˈʒo.ɣu ðɨ ˈɣa.tu i ˈʁa.tu]
Noun
jogo de gato e rato m (plural jogos de gato e rato, metaphonic)
- (idiomatic) cat-and-mouse game (situation where one party pursues another without securing a significant victory)