What does amadurecer in Portuguese mean?

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

The word amadurecer in Portuguese means ripen, mature, ripen, mature, amadurecer, amadurecer, crescer, amadurecer, amadurecer, amadurecer, adocicar-se, amadurecer, madurar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word amadurecer

ripen

verbo transitivo (ficar maduro)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

mature

verbo transitivo (figurado (ficar experiente)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

ripen

(fruto: ficar maduro)

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

mature

(figurado (ficar experiente)

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

amadurecer

intransitive verb (fruit, etc.: mature) (fruta, etc.)

You can't eat the bananas now; wait until they ripen.

amadurecer

intransitive verb (grow to maturity)

crescer, amadurecer

phrasal verb, intransitive (become adult or mature) (tornar-se adulto)

Eu cresci em uma vila no sul da Inglaterra. Quando criança, Kenny queria ser um policial quando crescesse.
I grew up in a village in Southern England. As a child, Kenny wanted to be a policeman when he grew up.

amadurecer

transitive verb (fruit, etc.: make ripe)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
You can ripen the peaches by leaving them outside of the refrigerator.

amadurecer

intransitive verb (person)

Ele amadureceu rápido no exército.
He matured rapidly in the army.

adocicar-se

intransitive verb (flavour: grow smoother)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
O vinho vai adocicar um pouco com o tempo.
The wine will mellow a bit as it ages.

amadurecer

verbal expression (become confident and mature)

madurar

intransitive verb (become mature, ripe)

O fazendeiro não vai colher os frutos enquanto eles não madurarem.
The farmer will not harvest the fruit until it matures.

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