What does alagar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word alagar in Portuguese means flood, fill, flood, flood, inundar, alagar, inundar, inundar, inundar, alagar, encharcar, alagar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word alagar

flood

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (encher de água da chuva)

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

fill

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (encher de líquido) (with liquid)

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

flood

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (inundar-se)

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

flood

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (umidificar-se) (figurative)

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

inundar

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (water: cover) (água: cobrir)

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

alagar

transitive verb (drench, submerge)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A água transbordou da pia, alagando o chão da cozinha.
The water overflowed the sink, swamping the kitchen floor.

inundar

intransitive verb (city, house)

A cidade inundou quando foi atingida pela tempestade.
The town flooded when the storm hit.

inundar

transitive verb (boat: fill with water)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
As ondas se levantaram e inundaram o barco.
The waves rose up and swamped the boat.

inundar

transitive verb (water)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Esta chuva vai inundar todo o centro da cidade.
The spring melt flooded the lake bed.

alagar

(drench with, submerge in)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A wave crashed on the side of the dinghy and swamped it with ice-cold water.

encharcar, alagar

intransitive verb (form a puddle)

O leite derramado está encharcando a cozinha.
Spilled milk is pooling in the kitchen.

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