What does torrar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word torrar in Portuguese means toast, grill, crisp, gastar em demasia, esbanjar, tostar, torrar, esbanjar, fritar, torrar, querer gastar demais, esbanjar em. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word torrar

toast, grill, crisp

gastar em demasia

intransitive verb (spend too much money) (gastar dinheiro demais)

(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.)
Receiving a small inheritance, Bill began to overspend alarmingly.

esbanjar

phrasal verb, intransitive (UK, informal (extravagantly spend money) (dinheiro)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
For our last holiday, we lashed out and booked a posh hotel.

tostar, torrar

transitive verb (bread: grill)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Posso tostar este pão ou devo guardá-lo?
Can I toast this bread or should I save it?

esbanjar

(UK, informal (extravagantly spend money on)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
For his 50th, James lashed out on a sports car.

fritar

intransitive verb (slang, figurative (be sunburned) (figurado, informal)

Jill fell asleep outside and fried in the sun for an hour.

torrar

transitive verb (make brittle) (figurado, culinária)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
When you have crisped the chicken, take it off the stove.

querer gastar demais

verbal expression (US (eager to spend money) (dinheiro)

(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.)

esbanjar em

verbal expression (UK, informal (extravagantly spend sum of money on)

I've just lashed out £2,000 on a holiday.

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