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tá complicado

[tá kom-pli-KA-du]
phrase/adjective
it's complicated
1. A situation that is difficult, complex, or problematic; expressing that something is not simple or straightforward
I asked him if he wanted to go out, but he said it's complicated.
Pedi para ele sair comigo, mas ele disse que tá complicado.
2. Used to indicate uncertainty, hesitation, or reluctance about a situation
Can you help me with that project? Tá complicado, I don't have much time.
Você pode me ajudar com esse projeto? Tá complicado, não tenho muito tempo.
NYC Slang
it's complicated / it's messy
Synonyms
é complicadoestá difícilestá complicadoé difíciltá chatotá tenso
Antonyms
tá fáciltá tranquilotá de boaé simples

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese
tá complicado
most common informal usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
tá complicado / tá chato
very common, sometimes replaced with 'tá chato'
São Paulo
tá complicado
widely used in urban informal speech
Portugal
está complicado / é complicado
less common in contracted form; Portuguese speakers typically use full verb form

Related Idioms & Phrases

tá complicado demais
tá muito complicado
tá complicado mesmo
quando as coisas tá complicado
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