What does pousar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word pousar in Portuguese means land; spend the night at, pousar, pousar, pousar, parar, assentar, pousar, aterrissar, aterrar, pousar, cair, pousar, pousar, pousar na água, pousar na água, pousar de barriga, aterrissar de barriga, pousar de barriga, aterrissar de barriga. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pousar

land; spend the night at

pousar

intransitive verb (bird: land) (pássaro)

A flock of starlings alighted on the telephone wire.

pousar

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (land on [sth])

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

pousar, parar, assentar

intransitive verb (come to rest) (entrar em repouso)

A poeira assentou nos carros antes do vento soprá-la para dentro.
The dust settled on the cars after the winds blew it in.

pousar

transitive verb (aircraft: bring to earth) (avião)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O piloto pousou o avião muito suavemente.
The pilot landed the aircraft very smoothly.

aterrissar, aterrar

intransitive verb (aircraft: come to earth)

O avião aterrissou com segurança.
The aeroplane has landed safely.

pousar, cair

intransitive verb (come to rest)

O floco de neve caiu sobre o carro.
The snowflake landed on the car.

pousar

intransitive verb (perch)

O beija-flor pousou no galho.
The hummingbird sat on a branch.

pousar

intransitive verb (figurative (sit precariously) (figurado)

As there were no seats left, Bill perched on the arm of Kirsty's chair.

pousar na água

transitive verb (aircraft: land on water)

(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.)
O piloto pousou o avião na água e subiu na jangada.
The pilot ditched the plane and climbed out onto his raft.

pousar na água

intransitive verb (aircraft: land on water)

(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.)
Os sistemas do avião estavam falhando e o piloto percebeu que teria que pousar na água.
The plane's systems were failing and the pilot realized he would have to ditch.

pousar de barriga, aterrissar de barriga

intransitive verb (plane: land without wheels) (informal)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The plane pancaked down the runway.

pousar de barriga, aterrissar de barriga

transitive verb (plane: land without wheels) (informal)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The pilot pancaked his plane.

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