"à toa" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /a ˈto.ɐ/ [Brazil], /a ˈto.ɐ/ [Brazil], /a ˈto.a/ [Southern-Brazil], /a ˈto.ɐ/ [Portugal], /a ˈto.ɐ/ [Portugal], /a ˈto(w).ɐ/ [Northern, Portugal]
Head templates: {{pt-adj|inv=1}} à toa (invariable)
  1. (of a person) idle (not doing anything important) Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-à_toa-pt-adj-m4f6QaAG
  2. despicable, without importance Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-à_toa-pt-adj-kbJvOfio
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: toa

Adverb

IPA: /a ˈto.ɐ/ [Brazil], /a ˈto.ɐ/ [Brazil], /a ˈto.a/ [Southern-Brazil], /a ˈto.ɐ/ [Portugal], /a ˈto.ɐ/ [Portugal], /a ˈto(w).ɐ/ [Northern, Portugal]
Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} à toa (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) aimlessly, out of the blue Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-à_toa-pt-adv-D0JZ6BFd Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 89

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          "text": "Não é à toa que,…",
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          "english": "She won't give up easily.",
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          "english": "For an unimportant little mistake, they got scolded like that.",
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