What does safar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word safar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use safar in Portuguese.
The word safar in Portuguese means dodge, steal, safar-se, esquivar-se, escapulir-se, escapar, safar-se de, safar-se, safar-se, safar-se com, liberado, esquivar-se, safar-se, safar-se, esquivar-se, sair com, escapar com. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word safar
dodgeverbo transitivo (livrar, evitar) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
stealverbo transitivo (roubar, surrupiar) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
safar-se, esquivar-se, escapulir-se(informal, figurative (avoid inclusion) (verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.) He would often try to duck out of his boss's motivational meetings. |
escaparintransitive verb (avoid capture) O criminoso escapou pouco antes da chegada da polícia. The criminal escaped just before the police arrived. |
safar-se dephrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (informal (not be punished) O assassino se safou do seu crime abominável. The murderer got away with his hideous crime. |
safar-severbal expression (informal (escape punishment) (escapar da punição) (verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.) |
safar-severbal expression (figurative, informal (never be punished) (verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.) João sempre se safa de tudo. Somehow Joe always seems to get away with murder. |
safar-se com(informal (lenient punishment) (informal, receber punição leve) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) He got off with just a warning. |
liberadoadjective (figurative, informal (freed from punishment) (de castigo, punição etc.) (adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").) Você ainda não se safou. You're not off the hook yet. |
esquivar-se, safar-seintransitive verb (evade work, duty) (trabalho, obrigação) (verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.) Stop shirking and take responsibility for your work. |
safar-se, esquivar-seintransitive verb (lurk, loiter) (escapar-se sorrateiramente) (verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.) A man skulked outside, avoiding eye contact with anyone who walked by. |
sair com, escapar comphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (figurative (escape) (figurado: escapar) The car was totalled, but the driver walked away with minor injuries. |
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