What does sumir in Portuguese mean?

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

The word sumir in Portuguese means disappear, fade, ir embora, escapar, passar, cair fora, dar o fora, fugir, sumir, definhar, enfraquecer, sumir, cair fora, dar o fora, sumir, sumir, fugir, sumir, sumir no ar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sumir

disappear, fade

verbo transitivo

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

ir embora

phrasal verb, intransitive (informal (go suddenly) (sair de repente)

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

Popping off in the middle of a conversation is something he does all the time.

escapar

phrasal verb, intransitive (leave discreetly, escape) (ir embora discretamente, escapar)

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

The burglar stole away from the back of the house before anyone saw him.

passar

phrasal verb, intransitive (effect: diminish)

Os efeitos analgésicos da aspirina passavam já depois de uma hora.

The pain-relieving effects of the aspirin would wear off after just an hour.

cair fora, dar o fora

verbal expression (slang (leave, go) (informal)

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

The police showed up and we knew it was time to beat it.

fugir

verbal expression (flee, escape) (fugir, escapar)

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

When they heard me crashing through the bushes, the deer took flight.

sumir

intransitive verb (slang (go away) (figurado)

He wanted to join in, but the older boys told him to scram.

definhar, enfraquecer, sumir

(figurative (decline, fade away) (figurado: declinar)

The movement started off strongly, with hundreds of members, but gradually it withered away.

cair fora, dar o fora

phrasal verb, intransitive (slang (go away) (informal)

Terry was annoying me so I told him to buzz off.

sumir

phrasal verb, intransitive (figurative (worries, etc.: disappear)

Eventually her emotional burdens simply fell away, and she was her old self again.

sumir, fugir

intransitive verb (vanish)

Quando a sirene tocou, os criminosos fugiram.

When the siren sounded, the criminals fled.

sumir

phrasal verb, intransitive (potentially offensive, US, slang (go away, leave)

sumir no ar

(figurative, informal (item: become missing) (figurativo)

(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.)

Você viu meu chapéu? Ele sumiu no ar.

Have you seen my hat? It's gone astray again.

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