What does desatar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word desatar in Portuguese means untie, desamarrar, desatar, desatar, desamarrar, desatar, soltar, desatar, desatar, desprender, desamarrar, desatar, desamarrar, desatar, desatar, começar a cantar, desatar a cantar, desenrolar-se, desatar-se. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word desatar

untie

verbo transitivo (soltar, liberar, desfazer nós)

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

desamarrar, desatar

(become unfastened)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
When I looked down, I saw that my shoe laces had come undone.

desatar, desamarrar

transitive verb (knot, string: unfasten)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Veja se consegue desatar (or: desamarrar) esse nó.
See if you can untie this knot.

desatar, soltar

transitive verb (undo: button, seatbelt)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Davina unfastened her seatbelt and got out of the car.

desatar

transitive verb (undo the laces of)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Fred unlaced his boots and took them off.

desatar

transitive verb (untie, unfasten)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The kidnapper unbound the rope tied around the hostage's hands.

desprender

transitive verb (unfasten, detach)

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

desamarrar, desatar

transitive verb (untie)

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

desamarrar

transitive verb (unfasten restraints on)

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

desatar

transitive verb (undo a knot in) (nó)

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

desatar

transitive verb (get loose from)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The boat slipped its moorings. // The dog slipped its collar.

começar a cantar, desatar a cantar

verbal expression (start singing)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
My father is so musical, he bursts into song in the middle of a conversation.

desenrolar-se, desatar-se

intransitive verb (come unravelled)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
The ball of string unrolled as the cat pulled on it.

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