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dia infernal

[DEE-uh in-fer-NAHL]
nounmasculinepl: dias infernais
hellish day; infernal day; day from hell
1. An extremely difficult, chaotic, or unpleasant day full of problems and stress
I had a hellish day at work with three meetings, two deadlines, and a broken computer.
Tive um dia infernal no trabalho com três reuniões, dois prazos e um computador quebrado.
2. A day characterized by unusually bad luck or misfortune
What a day from hell! Everything that could go wrong did go wrong.
Que dia infernal! Tudo que podia dar errado deu errado.
NYC Slang
day from hell; worst day ever; nightmare day
Synonyms
dia terríveldia horríveldia caóticodia desastrosodia miseráveldia do demônio
Antonyms
dia maravilhosodia perfeitodia fantásticodia paradisíaco

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
dia infernal
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
dia do demônio
More colloquial alternative
São Paulo
dia infernal
Widely used in business contexts
Portugal
dia infernal
Standard usage, sometimes 'dia do diabo'

Related Idioms & Phrases

ter um dia infernal
passar por um dia infernal
dia infernal do início ao fim
um dos piores dias infernais da minha vida
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