What does curtir in Portuguese mean?

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

The word curtir in Portuguese means tan, pickle, harden, tan, put up with, suffer, enjoy, like, take pleasure, aproveitar, desfrutar, curtir, dançar, relaxar, curtir, descarnar, curtir, curtir, curtir um som, casca para curtir. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word curtir

tan

verbo transitivo (couro (preparar para industrialização) (leather)

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

pickle

verbo transitivo (conservar alimentos) (preserve food)

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

harden

verbo transitivo (enrijecer, endurecer)

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

tan

verbo transitivo (queimar ao sol)

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

put up with

verbo transitivo (suportar, aguentar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])

suffer

verbo transitivo (ressacar)

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

enjoy

verbo transitivo (desfrutar, divertir-se com)

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

like

verbo transitivo (gostar de)

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

take pleasure

(deleitar-se, desfrutar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

aproveitar

verbal expression (enjoy)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
They took great delight in the beautiful sunset.

desfrutar

transitive verb (take pleasure in)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Eu sempre aprecio um bom livro.
I always enjoy a good book.

curtir

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative, informal (enjoy)

Todos estavam lhe elogiando pelo trabalho bem feito e ele estava curtindo.
Everyone was praising him for a job well done and he was eating it up.

dançar

(figurative, dated, slang (enjoy: music, etc.) (figurado)

The teenager walked down the street, grooving to the beat of whatever was playing on his mp3 player.

relaxar

(slang (hang out, socialize)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Estou relaxando com a galera no Frankie's Bar.
I'm chilling with the guys at Frankie's Bar today.

curtir

transitive verb (animal hide: turn into leather) (pele animal: transformar em couro)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Tom curtiu o couro.
Tom tanned the cowhide.

descarnar

transitive verb (animal hide: remove flesh) (couro)

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

curtir

transitive verb (turn animal skin into white leather) (transformar pele animal em couro)

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

curtir

transitive verb (social media: favorite) (internet, redes sociais)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Desejei feliz aniversário para o Danny e ele curtiu minha postagem.
I wished Danny a happy birthday and he "liked" my post.

curtir um som

phrasal verb, intransitive (slang (listen to pop music)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
Mary was wearing headphones and rocking out.

casca para curtir

noun (bark rich in tannin used for tanning and dying) (tingimento)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

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