What does forrar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word forrar in Portuguese means line, line, cover, free, cover yourself, , escorar, calçar, forrar, forrar, forrar, revestir, forrar, revestir, encapar, cercar, forrar, forrar com entretela, plástico para forrar chão, fazer a cama, forrar a cama. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word forrar

line

verbo transitivo (pôr forro)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

line

verbo transitivo (reforçar com entretela) (fabric)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

cover

verbo transitivo (revestir, cobrir) (e.g. walls)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

free

verbo transitivo (ex: escravos (conceder alforria)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

cover yourself

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (encher-se, cobrir-se)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")

escorar, calçar, forrar

transitive verb (layer [sth] underneath)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Underlaying a carpet will make it more durable.

forrar

(layer [sth] underneath)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The land was underlaid with valuable coal deposits.

forrar, revestir

transitive verb (add lining) (adicionar forro)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela forrou o interior da caixa com papel para proteger o conteúdo.
Sophie lined the inside of the box with paper to protect the contents. Line your baking tin with greaseproof paper, so the cake won't stick.

forrar, revestir, encapar

transitive verb (be lining)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O papel revestia as laterais da caixa.
The paper lined the sides of the box.

cercar

transitive verb (enclose in a jacket)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Você precisa cercar a planta com tela de arame para que os ratos não roam o tronco.
You have to jacket the plant with wire mesh, so mice don't eat the bark.

forrar

(decorate with wallpaper) (decorar com papel de parede)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Nós forramos o quarto infantil com papel de parede de cor azul.
We papered the child's room with blue wallpaper.

forrar com entretela

transitive verb (strengthen with buckram)

plástico para forrar chão

noun (fabric for covering ground)

fazer a cama

verbal expression (arrange bed linen)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Every morning, my mom insists that I make my bed before I leave for school.

forrar a cama

verbal expression (rearrange the bedsheets)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
Now that we use duvets instead of sheets and blankets, making the bed is much easier. // Mrs. Nelson makes sure that her kids make their beds every morning.

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