a fio

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese a fio.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a ˈfi.u/, /a ˈfiw/ [a ˈfiʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ ˈfi.u/

Adverb

a fio (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) uninterruptedly, continuously, constantly

   Synonym: ininterruptamente

   anos a fio ― for years, uninterruptedly

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see a,‎ fio.

Further reading

• “a fio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025