What does familiarizar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word familiarizar in Portuguese means familiarize, familiarizar, familiarizar, familiarizar-se com, conhecer, familiarizar-se com, familiarizar-se, sondar o terreno. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word familiarizar

familiarize

familiarizar

(introduce, make familiar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Once Mark had acquainted his assistant with the computer program, she was able to work on her own.

familiarizar

(acquaint, cause to know) (conhecer)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The instructor familiarized the students with the new computer software.

familiarizar-se com

verbal expression (become familiar with)

Read the book, and acquaint yourself with Shakespeare's work.

conhecer

verbal expression (figurative (familiarize yourself with [sth])

It takes some time to become acquainted with the rules of the game.

familiarizar-se com

verbal expression (get to know)

familiarizar-se

verbal expression (figurative (familiarize yourself with [sth])

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
É melhor você se familiarizar com os novos computadores se quiser manter seu emprego.
You'd better get acquainted with new computers if you want to keep your job.

sondar o terreno

verbal expression (informal, figurative (become familiar with [sth]) (figurado)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)

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