What does engordar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word engordar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use engordar in Portuguese.
The word engordar in Portuguese means fatten, grow, engordar, engordar, cevar, engordar, ganhar peso, engordar, engordar, engordar, engordar, dilatar, engordar, engordar, engordar, arredondar, engordar, engordar, engordar para abate. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word engordar
fattenverbo transitivo (tornar gordo) (e.g. livestock) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
grow(salário, fortuna (aumentar, enriquecer) (income, wealth) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
engordarintransitive verb (put on weight, gain weight) Since he stopped exercising, he just keeps getting fatter and fatter. |
engordar(informal (put on weight) (ganhar peso) Você devia parar de comer tanto porque está engordando. I get fat when I don't exercise regularly. |
cevar, engordartransitive verb (animal: feed up for slaughter) (animal) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The farmer fattens the hogs throughout the summer. |
ganhar peso(get fatter, heavier) (expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.) Muitos universitários ganham peso durante o primeiro ano escolar. Eu engordei demais, minhas calças não entram mais! Most college students gain weight during their first year of school. I've put on so much weight, my trousers won't do up! |
engordarphrasal verb, transitive, separable (fatten: an animal) (gado) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Eles iam engordar o gado antes de enviá-lo para o abate. They would feed up their cattle before sending them for slaughter. |
engordar(become larger) (tornar-se maior) |
engordarphrasal verb, intransitive (informal (put on weight) (informal) John era magro quando criança, mas começou a engordar quando chegou aos 16. John was thin as a child but began to fill out when he reached 16. |
engordar, dilatarphrasal verb, intransitive (grow rounder, fatter) |
engordarphrasal verb, transitive, separable (mainly UK (gain: weight) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Keith engordou 4,5 kg desde que se separou da mulher. Keith has put on 10 lbs since he split from his wife. |
engordartransitive verb (archaic (make fat) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Eles engordaram o vitelo por muitos meses antes de matá-lo. They fatted the calf for several months before killing it. |
engordarintransitive verb (archaic (become fat) |
arredondar, engordarintransitive verb (become round) (assumir forma redonda) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) O rosto e o corpo deles estão começando a arredondar agora que ele está se alimentando melhor. His face and body are beginning to round out now he is getting proper food. |
engordar(rare (grow fat on) As ovelhas estão engordando bem com a grama do prado. The sheep are battening well on the rich grass in the meadow. |
engordar para abatephrasal verb, transitive, separable (feed animal for slaughter) (expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.) The farmer fattened up the pig and sold it at the local market. |
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