What does arregaçar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word arregaçar in Portuguese means roll up, mãos à obra, arregaçar as mangas, arregaçar as mangas, arregaçar as mangas. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arregaçar

roll up

verbo transitivo (roupas: erguer, puxar para cima) (e.g. sleeves)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

mãos à obra

verbal expression (informal (start now)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Let's get cracking in the garden! This good weather won't last forever.

arregaçar as mangas

verbal expression (sleeves: push, fold up)

I rolled up my sleeves so that they wouldn't get stained with paint.

arregaçar as mangas

verbal expression (figurative (prepare for work) (figurado)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
It's time to roll up my sleeves and get to work on my income tax returns.

arregaçar as mangas

verbal expression (start doing [sth])

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
He set to work as soon as he was given the new task.

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