em contramão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From em + contra- +‎ mão (“hand”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽj̃ kõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ẽj̃ kõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ kõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ kõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃j̃ kõ.tɾɐˈmɐ̃w̃/

Adverb

em contramão

  1. against the flow of traffic, in the wrong lane
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