What does agarrar-se in Portuguese mean?

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

The word agarrar-se in Portuguese means stick, cling to, agarrar-se, agarrar-se, apegar-se, agarrar-se, prender-se, agarrar-se, grudar, agarrar-se, acariciar-se, agarrar-se a. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word agarrar-se

stick, cling to

agarrar-se

phrasal verb, intransitive (hold tightly)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)

When I went around a corner quickly on my motorcycle, my passenger was clinging on for dear life.

agarrar-se

(US, informal (latch on to)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)

The teenager glommed onto the ideas of his peer group.

apegar-se, agarrar-se, prender-se

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (cling to)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)

The slope was so steep and slippery that I had to hang on to a tree to avoid falling.

agarrar-se

(figurative (belief: be faithful) (figurado: crença)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)

Não importa o que aconteça, as pessoas religiosas se agarram as suas crenças.

No matter what happens, religious people cling to their beliefs.

grudar

intransitive verb (clothing, etc.: stick, be tight) (roupa, etc: estar apertada)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

Eu não gosto da forma como meu novo vestido gruda.

I don't like how my new dress clings.

agarrar-se

(try to seize)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)

Quem se afoga se agarra a qualquer coisa próxima.

The drowning man will grab at anything nearby.

acariciar-se

intransitive verb (informal (show affection) (mostrar afeição)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)

Esses dois estão tão apaixonados. Estão sempre se acariciando.

Those two are so in love, and are always spooning.

agarrar-se a

phrasal verb, intransitive (baby: grab the nipple) (bebê: agarrar o mamilo)

Os gatinhos se agarraram e começaram a mamar.

The kittens latched on and began to suckle.

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