What does abortar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word abortar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abortar in Portuguese.

The word abortar in Portuguese means miscarry, abortar, falhar, abortar, abortar, abortar, abortar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word abortar

miscarry

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

abortar, falhar

intransitive verb (suffer a miscarriage)

The husband was devastated after his wife miscarried.

abortar

transitive verb (pregnancy: terminate) (gravidez: terminar)

She aborted an unwanted pregnancy at age 17.

abortar

intransitive verb (pregnancy: fail) (gravidez: falhar)

There is a slight chance that the pregnancy could miscarry.

abortar

transitive verb (rocket launch: stop) (lançar foguete: parar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Technicians aborted the launch when two tests failed.

abortar

transitive verb (process, project: end) (processo, projeto: terminar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The sooner we abort this foolish project the better.

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