sobe e desce

See also: sobe-e-desce

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.bi i ˈdɛ.si/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.be e ˈdɛ.se/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˈsɔ.b‿i ˈdɛʃ.sɨ/ [ˈsɔ.β‿i ˈðɛʃ.sɨ], /ˈsɔ.b‿i ˈdɛ.ʃɨ/ [ˈsɔ.β‿i ˈðɛ.ʃɨ]

Noun

sobe e desce m (plural sobes e desces)

  1. up and down (upward and downward, alternately)
    Não posso com este sobe e desce do preço dos combustíveis! ― I can't stand this up and down of fuel prices!
  2. (idiomatic) ups and downs
    A vida como uma montanha-russa, cheia de sobes e desces. ― Life is like a rollercoaster, full of ups and downs.

Noun

sobe e desce m (invariable)

  1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of sobe-e-desce (“seesaw”)
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