fui embora

[foo-ee em-BOH-rah]

verb phrase

I left; I went away

1. Past tense of 'ir embora' - to depart, leave, or go away from a place or situation

I left the party early because I was tired.

Fui embora da festa cedo porque estava cansado.

2. To end a relationship or distance oneself from someone

She left him after years of arguments.

Ela fui embora dele após anos de discussões.

NYC Slang

I bounced; I dipped; I left

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

fui embora

Standard usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

fui embora

Common colloquial expression

São Paulo

fui embora

Standard usage

Portugal

fui-me embora

Portuguese variant with reflexive pronoun 'me'

ir embora com a gravata

levar embora

mandar embora

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