🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Vá para o inferno

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Vá para o inferno

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Go to Hell/ɡoʊ tə hɛl/
verb phraseCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Quando ele ouviu a notícia, disse a ela para ir para o inferno."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A phrase used to express anger or contempt towards someone, often implying that the person should leave or go away.

    "When he heard the news, he told her to go-to-hell."
  2. 2

    An expression of strong disapproval or rejection.

    "She was so frustrated that she exclaimed, 'You can go-to-hell with that idea!'"

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'go to hell' has its roots in Old English, with 'hell' deriving from the Proto-Germanic *haljō, meaning 'to conceal' or 'to hide'. Over centuries, it evolved to refer to a place of punishment in the afterlife, reflecting cultural shifts in religious beliefs and language usage.

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