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ele pifou

broke down, stopped working

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pif break down; fail + ou 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #42,653
broke down, stopped working Colloquial.
PO: Meu celular pifou ontem.
EN: My phone stopped working yesterday.

O meu computador pifou por causa do calor.

My computer broke down because of the heat.

O motor pifou de novo.

The engine broke down again.

— RRR: Revolta, Rebelião, Revolução (2022)

Meu computador pifou por causa do calor.

My computer broke down because of the heat.

Este motor pifou definitivamente.

This engine has completely broken down.

— Porco Rosso: O Último Herói Romântico (1992)