What does enxugar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word enxugar in Portuguese means dry, dry, streamline, tighten up, promover o downsizing, enxugar, enxugar, absorver, enxugar, reduzir ao essencial, secar, enxugar, enxugar, enxugar, enxugar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word enxugar

dry

verbo transitivo (secar)

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

dry

verbo transitivo (lágrimas, pranto (fazer cessar) (tears, i.e. stop crying)

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

streamline

verbo transitivo (econ., de moeda em circulação (diminuir quantidade) (economy)

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

tighten up

verbo transitivo (fig, de texto (eliminar supérfluo) (fig: make writing more concise)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

promover o downsizing

intransitive verb (euphemism (company: make redundancies)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Due to the poor economy, the company has to downsize.

enxugar

phrasal verb, intransitive (liquid: be absorbed) (líquido: ser absorvido)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Wipe up that stain quickly, before it soaks into the carpet.

enxugar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (absorb)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
She sopped up the last of her soup with some bread.

absorver

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (absorb: liquid)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Você pode usar uma esponja para absorver água.
You can use a sponge to soak up water.

enxugar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (remove by wiping)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Let me wipe away your tears.

reduzir ao essencial

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative (reduce to the essentials)

(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.)

secar, enxugar

transitive verb (make dry)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ele secou a louça com uma toalha.
He dried the dishes with a towel.

enxugar

transitive verb (slang, figurative (drink up) (figurado: terminar a bebida)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ele enxugou sua cerveja e foram para o outro bar.
He killed his beer and they went to the next bar.

enxugar

transitive verb (dry with a towel)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Wendy towelled her hair to get the worst of the wet off, then blow-dried it.

enxugar

transitive verb (reduce, decrease) (figurado, informal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os lucros caíram, então vamos ter que enxugar o orçamento para o próximo ano.
Profits are down, so we're going to have to slim the budget for next year.

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