dar pérolas a porcos
Portuguese, verb/ˈda(ʁ) ˈpɛ.ɾo.lɐz a ˈpɔʁ.kus/
dar pérolas a porcos is spelled D-A-R-P-É-R-O-L-A-S-A-P-O-R-C-O-S (17 letters). Dar pérolas a porcos is a Portuguese verb meaning “cast pearls before swine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does dar pérolas a porcos mean in English?
verb
- 1
cast pearls before swine
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. variante de atirar pérolas aos porcos
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 pérolas a porcos
- dou pérolas a porcos first-person present singular
- dei pérolas a porcos first-person preterite singular
- dado pérolas a porcos participle past
- jogar pérolas aos porcos alternative
- atirar pérolas aos porcos alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dar pérolas a porcos?
- Brazil /ˈda(ʁ) ˈpɛ.ɾo.lɐz a ˈpɔʁ.kus/
- Portugal /ˈdaɾ ˈpɛ.ɾu.lɐz ɐ ˈpɔɾ.kuʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.