What does folhear in Portuguese mean?

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

The word folhear in Portuguese means leaf through, skim over, leaf through, , , laminar, folhear, folhear, olhar de relance, dar uma olhadela, folhear, ler rapidamente, folhear, folhear, embaralhar, inspecionar, folhear, revestir, folhear, folhear, folhear, folhear, laminar, folhear, folhear algo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word folhear

leaf through

verbo transitivo (livro, caderno, etc (virar folhas de ) (e.g. book, catalogue)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])

skim over

verbo transitivo (ler sem atenção) (e.g. text)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])

leaf through

verbo transitivo (manusear, consultar) (e.g. instructions)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])

laminar, folhear

transitive verb (add protective layer to)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The kindergarten teacher laminated the children's artwork.

folhear

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (flip the pages of)

I was leafing through an old magazine when the doctor came in.

olhar de relance, dar uma olhadela

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (figurative, informal (read, sample briefly)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Whenever I have quarter of an hour to spare I like to dip into Saki's 'Collected Short Stories'.

folhear

(publication: look through)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Arnols sorriu enquanto folheava o seu antigo anuário do ensino médio.
Arnold smiled as he browsed through his old high school yearbook.

ler rapidamente

transitive verb (figurative (read a text quickly)

O Jake folheou o relatório, à procura de uma referência de problemas.
Jake skimmed the report, looking for any mention of problems.

folhear

transitive verb (turn pages of)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Lisa folheou as páginas do livro, procurando pela citação que queria.
Lisa thumbed the pages of the book, searching for the quotation she wanted.

folhear, embaralhar

transitive verb (flip through)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The agent riffled the stack of applications to get an idea of how many there were.

inspecionar

(rummage in)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Inspecionei meus papeis mas não consegui achar o documento que meu chefe queria.
I rifled through my papers but couldn't find the document my boss wanted.

folhear, revestir

transitive verb (cover with veneer)

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

folhear

transitive verb (leaf through: pages)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Marcy folheou as páginas do livro, procurando uma nota que havia escrito.
Marcy riffled the pages in the book, looking for a note she had written.

folhear

(leaf through: pages)

I riffled through a magazine in the waiting room while I waited to see the doctor.

folhear

noun (quick skim read) (figurado, leitura rápida)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The publisher gave the manuscript a riffle and enthusiastically made an offer.

folhear

noun (sound of pages turning) (som de páginas virando)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)
The only noise in the library was the riffle of pages from the reading area.

laminar, folhear

transitive verb (coat with metal) (cobrir com metal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O ornamento era folheado a ouro.
The ornament was plated in gold.

folhear algo

(informal (leaf quickly through)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
I thumbed through the pile of bills, just to see if any were past due. Alice thumbed through a magazine while waiting to be attended to.

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