What does rodear in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word rodear in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rodear in Portuguese.
The word rodear in Portuguese means surround, go round, turn around, evade, surround, , surround yourself with, agrupar-se em torno de, cingir, rodear, rodear, cercar, rodear, cercar, circular, rodear, rodear, cingir, ir para cima de, circundar, cercar, rodear, cercar, rodear, rodear, cercar, rodear, rodear com halo. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word rodear
surroundverbo transitivo (estar ao redor, cercar) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
go roundverbo transitivo (andar em volta, contornar) |
turn aroundverbo transitivo (girar em volta) (phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S]) |
evadeverbo transitivo (figurado (fazer rodeios, tergiversar) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
surroundverbo transitivo (adornar em círculo, coroar) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
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surround yourself withverbo transitivo (conviver com) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
agrupar-se em torno de(gather) During story time, the students clustered around their teacher and listened intently. |
cingir, rodeartransitive verb (circle: move around) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) |
rodear, cercartransitive verb (be all around) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Estávamos cercados de plantas suculentas e cheias de folhas. We were surrounded by lush, leafy plants. |
rodear, cercarphrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative (surround) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The film star was walled in on all sides by his bodyguards. |
circulartransitive verb (move around [sth]) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Um falcão circulava o bosque de árvores. A hawk circled the grove of trees. |
rodeartransitive verb (figurative (be less direct) (argumentos, ideias) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Kelsey sempre rodeou suas frase para evitar ofender as pessoas. Kelsey always hedged her statements to avoid offending people. |
rodear, cingirtransitive verb (figurative (envelop, surround) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Nuvens brancas rodeavam as montanhas. White clouds wreathed the mountains. |
ir para cima detransitive verb (crowd: descend on) (informal, figurado) (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 fãs foram para cima dele quando ele deixava o teatro. Fans mobbed him as he left the theatre. |
circundar, cercar, rodeartransitive verb (often passive (surround) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) A vista da cidade era cercada pelas montanhas. The view of the town was framed by the mountains. |
cercar, rodeartransitive verb (surround) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The police ringed the gang. |
rodeartransitive verb (drive around) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) A brown pick-up truck has been circling the block for the past fifteen minutes. |
cercar, rodeartransitive verb (surround) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Montanhas rodeiam o lago. Mountains encompass the lake. |
rodear com halotransitive verb (surround with halo) (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.) |
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