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.

Listen to pronunciation

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.")

desabar

(collapse, fall)

After they detonated the explosives, the old bridge crashed down into the ravine.

desabar

phrasal 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, desabar

phrasal 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.

desabar

phrasal 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.

desabar

intransitive 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.

cair

intransitive verb (fall in drops) (chuva)

A chuva começou a cair do céu.
Rain began dropping from the sky.

desabar

intransitive verb (horse: collapse)

The horse foundered after hours of hard riding.

desabar

phrasal 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.

Let's learn Portuguese

So now that you know more about the meaning of desabar in Portuguese, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Portuguese.

Do you know about Portuguese

Portuguese (português) is a Roman language native to the Iberian peninsula of Europe. It is the only official language of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde. Portuguese has between 215 and 220 million native speakers and 50 million second language speakers, for a total of about 270 million. Portuguese is often listed as the sixth most spoken language in the world, third in Europe. In 1997, a comprehensive academic study ranked Portuguese as one of the 10 most influential languages in the world. According to UNESCO statistics, Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest growing European languages after English.