What does desfalecer in Portuguese mean?

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

The word desfalecer in Portuguese means faint, desfalecer, diminuir, evaporar, desmaiar, desfalecer, desfalecer, esmorecer, cair, desmaiar, desfalecer, desfalecer, esmorecer. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word desfalecer

faint

desfalecer

intransitive verb (be overcome with emotion)

Ela desfaleceu com a ideia de encontrá-lo em carne e osso.
She swooned at the thought of meeting him in the flesh.

diminuir, evaporar

phrasal verb, intransitive (fade, diminish)

desmaiar, desfalecer

intransitive verb (dated (faint, pass out)

As pessoas estavam desmaiando no calor.
People were swooning in the heat.

desfalecer, esmorecer

intransitive verb (figurative (person: be weak, exhausted)

The hikers were wilting in the heat of the midday sun.

cair, desmaiar, desfalecer

phrasal verb, intransitive (figurative (fall or swoon)

I almost keeled over several times in the last few miles of the marathon.

desfalecer, esmorecer

intransitive verb (figurative (be exhausted) (estar exausto)

The hikers drooped under the hot sun.

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