perca o dia

[PER-kuh oo DEE-uh]

verb phrase

waste the day; lose the day

1. to spend the day unproductively; to squander time during daytime hours

Don't waste the day sitting on the couch.

Não perca o dia sentado no sofá.

2. to miss an opportunity during the day

If you don't start now, you'll lose the day.

Se não começar agora, você perca o dia.

NYC Slang

waste the day; blow the day

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

perca o dia

common usage in informal speech

São Paulo

perca o dia

standard usage

Portugal

perder o dia

slightly more formal construction preferred

perder a noite

perder tempo

não aproveitar o dia

ficar ocioso

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