What does pairar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word pairar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pairar in Portuguese.
The word pairar in Portuguese means glide, hover, hang, loom, hesitate, , pairar, pairar, pairar, planar, pairar, rondar, pairar, pairar, pairar, pairar sobre, pairar sobre as águas, intimidar. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pairar
glide(planar) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
hover(mover-se lentamente no ar) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
hang(gás, cheiro, fumaça (estar no ar) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
loom(estar em posição superior) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
hesitate(hesitar, titubear) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
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pairarintransitive verb (hang in air) (flutuar no espaço) O helicóptero pairou sobre o estádio de beisebol. The helicopter hovered above the baseball stadium. |
pairarintransitive verb (float on air) As folhas pairaram no vento. The leaves drifted on the wind. |
pairar, planarintransitive verb (fly without propulsion) O pássaro planou no ar, com suas asas sem se mover. The bird soared through the air, its wings unmoving. |
pairarintransitive verb (figurative (appear imminent) (figurado) A ameaça de guerra estava pairando. The threat of war was looming. |
rondar(figurative (appear imminent) (figurado) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) With the possibility of losing his job looming over him, Ken started working on his CV. |
pairarintransitive verb (hover, dangle) A fumaça espessa ficou no ar, pairando, por pelo menos um dia após o incêndio. The thick smoke stayed in the air, just hanging, for at least a day after the fire. |
pairar(figurative (cause worry) Não consigo relaxar com estas provas pairando sobre mim. I can't relax with these exams hanging over me. |
pairartransitive verb (spread menacingly) (figurado) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Depois da onda de assassinatos, o medo pairava na quieta cidade. After the spate of murders, fear stalked the quiet town. |
pairar sobre(hover, dangle) A névoa pairou sobre a cidade a manhã inteira. The fog hung over the town all morning. |
pairar sobre as águasintransitive verb (skim water like hydroplane) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) |
intimidarintransitive verb (look big, intimidating) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The bully loomed over his victim and demanded his lunch money. |
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