"cai" meaning in Macanese

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Verb

IPA: /kɐɪ̯/
Etymology: From Portuguese cai, third-person singular present conjugation of cair. Compare sai for a similar phenomenon. Etymology templates: {{der|mzs|pt|cai}} Portuguese cai Head templates: {{head|mzs|verb}} cai
  1. (intransitive) to fall Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-cai-mzs-verb-DuIlsxVc Categories (other): Macanese terms with collocations
  2. (intransitive) to get carried away Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-cai-mzs-verb-hgGhtpmP Categories (other): Macanese terms with collocations, Macanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Macanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cai chuva, cai sol (english: to grow dark; to fall sun) [literally]
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          "english": "(of the uterus) to prolapse",
          "literal_meaning": "to fall womb",
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          ],
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          "english": "to commit a faux-pas",
          "literal_meaning": "to fall into trouble",
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          "english": "to blunder",
          "literal_meaning": "to fall into a clayen dish",
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          "text": "cai na putau",
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          "english": "He fell off the chair",
          "text": "Já cai de cadera",
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          "english": "He fell and lay sprawled on the floor",
          "text": "Já cai di cumprido na chám",
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          "english": "Be careful, don’t stumble! If you fall down, we will fall down with you.",
          "text": "Cuidado, nom-mestê tropeçá! Vôs cai, nôs cai juntado co vôs.",
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          "english": "to lose one's temper; to become disoriented",
          "literal_meaning": "to fall feet-hands",
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          "text": "cai pê-mám",
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          "english": "to faint; to swoon",
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          "text": "cai sin sintido",
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      "ipa": "/kɐɪ̯/"
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          "english": "to commit a faux-pas",
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          "english": "to blunder",
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          "english": "He fell off the chair",
          "text": "Já cai de cadera",
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          "english": "He fell and lay sprawled on the floor",
          "text": "Já cai di cumprido na chám",
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          "english": "Be careful, don’t stumble! If you fall down, we will fall down with you.",
          "text": "Cuidado, nom-mestê tropeçá! Vôs cai, nôs cai juntado co vôs.",
          "translation": "Be careful, don’t stumble! If you fall down, we will fall down with you.",
          "type": "example"
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        "to fall"
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        "(intransitive) to fall"
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          "english": "to lose one's temper; to become disoriented",
          "literal_meaning": "to fall feet-hands",
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          "english": "to faint; to swoon",
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          "text": "cai sin sintido",
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        "to get carried away"
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  "word": "cai"
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