What does adivinhar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word adivinhar in Portuguese means guess, acertar, adivinhar, arriscar, adivinhar, sugerir, adivinhar, adivinhar, descobrir, arriscar um palpite, tentar adivinhar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word adivinhar

guess

acertar

intransitive verb (answer correctly by chance)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Carlos achou que Denise tinha pego o dinheiro e acertou.
Carl thought Denise had taken the money, and he guessed right.

adivinhar

transitive verb (find by guessing)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Por fim, ele adivinhou o número certo de balas na jarra.
He finally guessed the correct number of sweets in the jar.

arriscar, adivinhar, sugerir

transitive verb (hazard: a guess) (adivinhação)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O colega de Mary arriscou que sua evidente felicidade era por causa de um novo amor na vida dela.
Mary's colleague ventured that her evident happiness was due to a new love in her life.

adivinhar

transitive verb (guess, infer)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
From Ann's silence, I divined her sadness.

adivinhar

transitive verb (with clause: guess, infer that)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
From Tim's unhappy expression, I divined that something terrible had happened.

descobrir

transitive verb (slang (discover, uncover)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The boss rumbled Daisy's sideline in selling the office equipment when she spotted one of the company laptops on an online auction site.

arriscar um palpite, tentar adivinhar

verbal expression (guess)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Anyone who ventures a guess will be awarded a prize.

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