What does definhar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word definhar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use definhar in Portuguese.
The word definhar in Portuguese means atrophied, thin, diminuir, definhar, definhar, murchar, definhar, murchar, definhar, enfraquecer, sumir, languescer, enlanguescer, apodrecer, debilitar. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word definhar
atrophied, thin
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diminuir, definharintransitive verb (diminish, get smaller) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) As chances de chegarmos antes que a chuva comece estão diminuindo. Chances of our arriving before the rain starts are dwindling. |
definhar, murcharintransitive verb (plant: wither, droop) (planta) The plants were wilting due to the lack of rain. |
definhar, murchar(weaken and die) Those plants will just wither away unless you water them regularly. |
definhar, enfraquecer, sumir(figurative (decline, fade away) (figurado: declinar) The movement started off strongly, with hundreds of members, but gradually it withered away. |
languescer, enlanguescerintransitive verb (suffer) (sofrer) The innocent man languished in prison. |
apodrecerintransitive verb (figurative (languish) (figurado) Jerry's accomplices knew he had only played a minor part in the robbery, but they still left him to rot in prison, while they walked away free. |
debilitartransitive verb (wither) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) A doença debilitou um grande número de árvores na região. The disease blasted a large number of trees in the region. |
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