What does atolar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word atolar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use atolar in Portuguese.
The word atolar in Portuguese means mire, overwork, abandon yourself, sink, atolar, atolar, afundar, travar, parar, travar, parar, atolar, atolar, atolar, atolar, atolar, entupir, encher, atolar, atolar na lama, atolar-se. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word atolar
mireverbo transitivo (enterrar na lama) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
overworkverbo transitivo (figurado (sobrecarregar de trabalho) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
abandon yourselfverbo transitivo (figurado (vícios: entregar-se) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") |
sink(enterrar na lama) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
atolar(unable to move) O carro atolou na lama e um fazendeiro local teve de desatolá-lo com seu trator. The car got stuck in the mud and a local farmer had to pull it free with his tractor. |
atolar, afundarphrasal verb, transitive, separable (usually passive, informal (vehicle: mire) The jeep got bogged down in a huge mud puddle. |
travar, parar(figurative (unable to proceed) (figurado, não conseguir progredir) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Neil estava tentando resolver um problema de matemática, mas travou. Neil was trying to solve a maths problem, but got stuck. |
travar, parar(figurative (unable to proceed) (figurado, não conseguir progredir) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Olivia travou na última pista das palavras cruzadas. Olivia got stuck on the last crossword clue. |
atolar(often passive (cause to be stuck in: marsh, etc.) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The troops were mired in the mud. |
atolartransitive verb (figurative (inundate, overwhelm) (informal, figurado) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The number of demands on her time has completely deluged Melissa. |
atolar(figurative (entangle in: a situation) (figurativo) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The couple was mired in a bad divorce. |
atolartransitive verb (figurative (inundate, overwhelm) (informal, figurado) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The office has been deluged with new business orders. |
atolar(figurative, often passive (overload: with work, etc.) (figurado) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Os clientes da tradutora a estavam atolando com trabalho e ela não tinha tempo para mais nada. The translator's clients were swamping her with work and she had no time to do anything else. |
entupir, encher, atolarverbal expression (informal (overfill) (informal: encher demais) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Tom entupiu sua mochila com coisas inúteis. Tom jammed his backpack full of useless things. |
atolar na lamatransitive verb (archaic (cause to sink into mud) (locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).) |
atolar-seintransitive verb (become immobilized) (ficar imobilizado ou preso) (verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.) Eu estava trocando para a terceira marcha quando o câmbio de repente atolou-se. I was shifting into third gear when the gear lever suddenly stuck. |
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