noia
See also: noïa
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.jə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.ja/
Noun
noia f (plural noies, masculine noi)
- girl, young woman
Danish
Etymology
From paranoia.
Noun
noia c (singular definite noiaen, not used in plural form)
- (slang) paranoia (chiefly in a non-medical context)
Italian
Alternative forms
- noja
Etymology
Probably from Old Occitan enoja, from enojar. See annoiare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.ja/, [ˈn̺ɔːjä]
- Stress: nòia
- Hyphenation: no‧ia
Noun
noia f (plural noie)
- (obsolete) anguish, sorrow
- boredom, tediousness
- Synonym: tedio
- bore, yawn, drag
- Synonyms: rottura, scocciatura, seccatura
- nuisance, bother, trouble, hassle
- Synonyms: fastidio, rottura, scocciatura, seccatura, guaio
- Le dà noia? ― Does it bother you? (literally, “Does it give you trouble?”)
Derived terms
- annoiare
- annoiarsi
- noioso
Further reading
Portuguese
Adjective
noia (plural, comparable)
- (Brazil, slang) (often excessively) drug-addicted
- (Brazil, slang) stoned; doped
- (Brazil, slang, sometimes pejorative) crazy; mad
- (Brazil, slang, derogatory) stupid; fool
Noun
noia m, f (plural noias)
- (Brazil, slang) a drug-addicted person
- (Brazil, slang) a person under the effects of one or more drugs
- (Brazil, slang) a crazy or mad person
- (Brazil, slang) a stupid, foolish or uncivilized person