What does fuçar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word fuçar in Portuguese means root, nuzzle, excavate, dig, fuçar, fuçar, fossar, fuçar, fuçar, fuçar, fuçar, fuçar, remexer, fuçar, cavar, escavar, cavar, fuçar em busca de, fuçar em busca de, remexer em busca de. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fuçar

root, nuzzle, excavate, dig

fuçar

(rummage) (informal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Eu fucei na minha bolsa as chaves do carro.
I fumbled in my bag for my car keys.

fuçar

phrasal verb, intransitive (rummage) (remexer)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
I'll root around and see if I can find that old photo album.

fossar

transitive verb (nudge with the nose) (revolver com o focinho)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Chelsea likes to nuzzle her kitten's neck.

fuçar

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (figurative (investigate, research)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ele estava ansioso para fuçar os arquivos antigos descobertos no monastério.
He was eager to delve into the ancient archives discovered in the monastery.

fuçar

verbal expression (rummage) (informal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela fuçou para encontrar uma caneta entre as tralhas em sua bolsa.
She fumbled to find a pen among all the junk in her handbag.

fuçar

(dig, dip into [sth])

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A jardineira cavoucou o solo com sua pá.
The gardener delved into the soil with her spade.

fuçar

(informal (search) (figurado, informal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Jim ferreted around in the records.

fuçar

intransitive verb (figurative (search, rummage) (figurado, informal)

Procurando seu batom, ela fuçou na bolsa.
Looking for her lipstick, she fished in her bag.

remexer

(rummage in [sth])

The homeless man was routing in bins for something to eat.

fuçar, cavar

intransitive verb (pig: root around) (porco: fuçar)

The pig's snouts were dirty from routing in the soil.

escavar, cavar

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (figurative, informal (investigate) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O detetive começou a escavar o passado do suspeito.
The detective started digging into the suspect's past.

fuçar em busca de

(informal (search) (figurado, informal)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The reporter went to the courthouse to ferret for some information for a story.

fuçar em busca de, remexer em busca de

verbal expression (informal (search)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The lawyer ferreted around for any evidence that the police might have missed.

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