What does confirmar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word confirmar in Portuguese means confirm, affirm, confirmar, confirmar, confirmar, apoiar, apoiar, confirmar, corroborar, confirmar, apoiar, confirmar, comprovar, confirmar, confirmar, se falar, confirmar, confirmar, confirmar, confirmar presença. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confirmar

confirm, affirm

verbo transitivo

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

confirmar

transitive verb (verify)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Gostaria de confirmar as minhas reservas de viagem.
I would like to confirm my travel reservations.

confirmar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (be consistent)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The evidence doesn't square with the defendant's story.

confirmar, apoiar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (confirm: a fact)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Esses números confirmam o fato de que mais crianças estão ficando obesas atualmente.
These figures bear out the fact that more children are becoming obese nowadays.

apoiar, confirmar, corroborar

transitive verb (figurative (argument: support) (argumento)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Suas conclusões são apoiadas por evidência sólida.
His conclusions are underpinned by hard evidence.

confirmar

transitive verb (acknowledge)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The hotel has confirmed our reservation. The bank has confirmed receipt of the money.

apoiar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (support: [sb]'s assertion)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ele disse que era um trabalho para homens mais jovens, e as estatísticas o apoiavam.
He said it was a job for younger men, and the statistics bear him out.

confirmar, comprovar

transitive verb (prove [sth])

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os fatos comprovam a teoria.
The facts confirm the theory.

confirmar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (confirm: fact, argument)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O homem acusado insistiu que sua esposa confirmaria sua história e lhe daria um álibi.
The accused man insisted that his wife would back up his story and give him an alibi.

confirmar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (details: confirm)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The managing director is keen to firm the contract up.

se falar

(figurative, informal (make contact, compare notes) (informal: fazer contato)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
While Steve was working off site, his boss checked in with him once a day by email.

confirmar

transitive verb (agree [sth] is true)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O porta-voz recusou-se a confirmar os rumores.
The spokesman refused to confirm the rumours.

confirmar

(acknowledge to)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The hotel confirmed my booking to me by email.

confirmar

verbal expression (confirm [sth])

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Perguntei à professora se minha resposta estava certa e ela confirmou.
I asked the teacher if my answer was right and she said yes.

confirmar presença

intransitive verb (informal, initialism (reply to invitation)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The invitation requests that we RSVP by October 1.

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