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pegar o touro pelos cornos

Portuguese, verb/peˈɡa(ɾ) u ˈto(w).ɾu pe.lus ˈkɔʁ.nus/

pegar o touro pelos cornos is a Portuguese verb meaning “to grab the bull by the horns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does pegar o touro pelos cornos mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to grab the bull by the horns

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of pegar o touro pelos cornos

  • pego o touro pelos cornos first-person present singular
  • peguei o touro pelos cornos first-person preterite singular
  • pegado o touro pelos cornos participle past
  • pegar o touro pelos chifres alternative
  • agarrar o touro pelos cornos alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pegar o touro pelos cornos?

  • Brazil /peˈɡa(ɾ) u ˈto(w).ɾu pe.lus ˈkɔʁ.nus/
  • Brazil [peˈɡa(ɾ) u ˈto(ʊ̯).ɾu pe.lus ˈkɔɦ.nus]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.