What does esquadrinhar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word esquadrinhar in Portuguese means investigate, scan, scrutinize, esquadrinhar, perscrutar, escrutinar, vasculhar, esquadrinhar, fuçar em busca de, esquadrinhar, investigar, vasculhar, esquadrinhar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word esquadrinhar

investigate, scan, scrutinize

esquadrinhar, perscrutar, escrutinar

transitive verb (examine closely) (examinar detalhadamente)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Let's scrutinize these figures and see if they add up.

vasculhar, esquadrinhar

intransitive verb (search, hunt) (procurar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The police scavenged all night in their search for the criminal.

fuçar em busca de

(informal (search) (figurado, informal)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The reporter went to the courthouse to ferret for some information for a story.

esquadrinhar, investigar

transitive verb (figurative (search all over) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
We scoured the neighbourhood, but couldn't find the dog.

vasculhar, esquadrinhar

transitive verb (look around) (olhar ao redor)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela vasculhou o restaurante para achar a melhor mesa.
She scoped the restaurant to find the best table.

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