What does estilhaçar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word estilhaçar in Portuguese means shatter, splinter, estilhaçar, lascar, estilhaçar, quebrar, estilhaçar, estilhaçar-se. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word estilhaçar

shatter, splinter

estilhaçar

transitive verb (break in pieces)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Sarah estilhaçou a janela para entrar no prédio.
Sarah shattered the window to get into the building.

lascar, estilhaçar

transitive verb (break into splinters) (partir em lascas)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Emily bateu a perna da cadeira com força e a estilhaçou.
Emily hit the chair leg hard and splintered it.

quebrar

intransitive verb (fragment, shatter)

A janela quebrou, e agora tem vidro por todo o chão.
The window broke, and now there's glass all over the floor.

estilhaçar

transitive verb (break into fragments)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Cannon fire shivered the timbers of the ship.

estilhaçar-se

intransitive verb (break in pieces)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
O prato atingiu o chão e se estilhaçou.
The plate hit the floor and shattered.

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