What does enforcar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word enforcar in Portuguese means strangle, hang, skip, get hitched, enforcar, enforcar, enforcar, estrangular, cobrar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word enforcar

strangle

verbo transitivo (estrangular; asfixiar) (asphyxiate)

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

hang

verbo transitivo (pendurar pelo pescoço) (by the neck)

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

skip

verbo transitivo (fig; aula, trabalho (faltar) (class, work)

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

get hitched

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (gíria (casar-se) (figurative: get married)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

enforcar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (hang as punishment)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The angry mob yelled, "String him up!"

enforcar

transitive verb (slang (strangle, hang)

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

enforcar

transitive verb (execute by hanging)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
No século dezenove, era comum enforcar criminosos.
In the nineteenth century, it was common to hang criminals.

estrangular

transitive verb (strangle with cord) (com corda)

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

cobrar

(figurative, informal (punish)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A oposição vai enforcar aquele político por suas ações.
The opposition is going to hang that politician for his actions.

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