What does falecer in Portuguese mean?

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

The word falecer in Portuguese means pass away, falecer, falecer, morrer, falecer, falecer, falecer, falecer. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word falecer

pass away

(morrer)

(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.")

falecer

verbal expression (die of natural causes) (morte natural)

According to the coroner's report, Brown died a natural death.

falecer

verbal expression (euphemism (be dead)

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

morrer

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative, informal (end: [sb/sth]'s life) (fim da vida de alguém)

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

falecer

phrasal verb, intransitive (euphemism (die)

Três horas após o derrame, ela faleceu.
Three hours after her stroke, she slipped away.

falecer

phrasal verb, intransitive (euphemism (die) (eufemismo)

O tio James faleceu há alguns anos. O avô dele faleceu depois de uma luta de cinco anos com o câncer.
Uncle James passed on a couple of years ago. // His grandfather passed away after a five-year struggle with cancer.

falecer

intransitive verb (US euphemism (die)

Sinto dizer que seu marido faleceu.
I'm sorry to tell you that your husband has passed.

falecer

intransitive verb (archaic (law: die)

Should the proprietor decease, the business will become the sole property of the proprietor's only son.

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