What does imergir in Portuguese mean?

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

The word imergir in Portuguese means immerge, immerse, imergir, mergulhar, imergir, afundar, mergulhar, mergulhar, mergulhar, imbuir, mergulhar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word imergir

immerge, immerse

imergir, mergulhar

verbal expression (figurative (be absorbed) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
She had immersed herself in her studies and didn't hear the doorbell.

imergir

(submerge)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Janet immersed her burned fingers in cold water.

afundar

(figurative (place [sb/sth] in a situation) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
During the power cut, all the houses in our street were plunged into darkness. The recession plunged Abigail into debt.

mergulhar

(immerse in)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Patricia mergulhou os lençóis na água.
Patricia plunged the sheets into the water.

mergulhar

transitive verb (immerse in liquid)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Alan testou a temperatura da água mergulhando o dedo do pé.
Alan tested the temperature of the water by dipping his toe.

mergulhar

(immerse in liquid)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Emily mergulhou a camisa na água quente.
Emily dipped the shirt in the hot water.

imbuir

(figurative, often passive (imbue with) (figurado, geralmente voz passiva)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O moço estava imbuído na ideologia do grupo radical.
The young man was steeped in the ideology of the radical group.

mergulhar

(immerse in liquid)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Elizabeth mergulhou os pés na água para sentir o quão fria estava.
Elizabeth dipped her toes into the water to feel how cold it was.

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