ficar esperto
Portuguese, verb/fiˈka(ɾ) isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [fiˈka(ɾ) isˈpɛh.tu], /fiˈka(ɾ) esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [fiˈka(ɾ) esˈpɛh.tu]
ficar esperto is a Portuguese verb meaning “to be alert” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ficar esperto mean in English?
verb
- 1
slangto be alert
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. precaver-se; preparar-se ante perigo iminente ou situação adversa futura 2. ficar alerta; prestar muita atenção
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 ficar esperto
- fico esperto first-person present singular
- fiquei esperto first-person preterite singular
- ficado esperto participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ficar esperto?
- Brazil /fiˈka(ɾ) isˈpɛʁ.tu/ [fiˈka(ɾ) isˈpɛh.tu], /fiˈka(ɾ) esˈpɛʁ.tu/ [fiˈka(ɾ) esˈpɛh.tu]
- Brazil /fiˈka(ɾ) esˈpɛɻ.to/ (Região Sul)
- Brazil /fiˈka(ɾ) iʃˈpɛʁ.tu/ [fiˈka(ɾ) iʃˈpɛχ.tu], /fiˈka(ɾ) eʃˈpɛʁ.tu/ [fiˈka(ɾ) eʃˈpɛχ.tu] (Rio de Janeiro)
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.