What does desabar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word desabar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use desabar in Portuguese.
The word desabar in Portuguese means collapse, break, , desabar, desabar, desmoronar, desabar, desabar, desabar, cair, desabar, desabar. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word desabar
collapse(cair, desmoronar) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
break(ex: tempestade (desencadear-se) (storm) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
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desabar(collapse, fall) After they detonated the explosives, the old bridge crashed down into the ravine. |
desabarphrasal verb, intransitive ([sb]: collapse) (figurado) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) He slumped down wearily on the sofa. |
desmoronar, desabarphrasal verb, intransitive (figurative (person: cry) (figurado) Stella desmoronou quando o policial lhe contou sobre o acidente do marido dela. Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
desabarphrasal verb, intransitive (rain: pour heavily) (figurado, chuva) A chuva desabou tão forte na macieira que, pela manhã, metade das maçãs estava no chão. The rain beat down so hard on the apple tree that in the morning half of the apples were on the ground. |
desabarintransitive verb (slang (emotionally) (gíria:emocionalmente) Polly suportou as críticas injustificadas do chefe por meses, mas acabou desabando. Polly put up with her boss's unfair criticism for months, but finally she snapped. |
cairintransitive verb (fall in drops) (chuva) A chuva começou a cair do céu. Rain began dropping from the sky. |
desabarintransitive verb (horse: collapse) The horse foundered after hours of hard riding. |
desabarphrasal verb, intransitive (US, figurative, informal (break down) (figurado: emoção) Jim desabou quando o promotor desacreditou sua história. Jim folded up when the prosecutor discredited his story. |
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