dar pau
Portuguese, verb/ˈda(ʁ) ˈpaw/
dar pau is spelled D-A-R-P-A-U (6 letters). Dar pau is a Portuguese verb meaning “to crash, to freeze (to come to a halt, to stop working)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does dar pau mean in English?
verb
- 1
Brazilcolloquialto crash, to freeze (to come to a halt, to stop working)
O computador deu pau.
- 2
Portugalcolloquialto tackle violently another player, usually in a foul way
O jogador está sempre a dar pau.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. travar, deixar de funcionar corretamente
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dar pau
- dou pau first-person present singular
- dei pau first-person preterite singular
- dado pau participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dar pau?
- Brazil /ˈda(ʁ) ˈpaw/
- Brazil [ˈda(h) ˈpaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.