para piorar

[PAH-rah pee-oh-RAHR]

adverbial phrase

to make matters worse; to top it off; worse yet

1. An expression used to introduce an additional negative circumstance or problem that compounds an already bad situation

He lost his job, and to make matters worse, his car broke down the same day.

Ele perdeu o emprego, e para piorar, seu carro quebrou no mesmo dia.

2. A phrase indicating that something bad has become even worse or more complicated

We were late for the meeting, and to top it off, we got stuck in traffic.

Chegamos atrasados à reunião, e para piorar, ficamos presos no trânsito.

NYC Slang

to make a bad situation worse; worse yet; on top of that

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

para piorar

Commonly used throughout Brazil in both formal and informal speech

São Paulo

para piorar

Standard usage

Rio de Janeiro

para piorar

Standard usage; sometimes shortened to 'piorar' in very casual speech

Portugal

para piorar

Used but less frequent than in Brazil; Portuguese speakers may prefer 'ainda por cima' or 'como se não bastasse'

como se não bastasse

ainda por cima

para completar

de mal a pior

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