What does tremer in Portuguese mean?

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

The word tremer in Portuguese means tremble, shiver, quake, shake, tremer, tremer, tremer, tremer, recuar, retroceder, tremer, estremecer, vibrar, tremer, estremecer, tremer, tremer, tremer, tremer, tremular, cambalear, tremer, calafrio, tremor, estremecimento, tremer, tremer, balançar, tremer, tremer, tremer na base. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tremer

tremble, shiver, quake, shake

tremer

intransitive verb (shake)

O cão estava tremendo de excitação quando reconheceu seu dono desaparecido.
The dog was quivering with excitement when he recognized his long-lost master.

tremer

intransitive verb (body: shake)

Josh apertou forte o casaco ao seu redor e tremeu.
Josh pulled his coat tightly around him and shivered.

tremer

intransitive verb (person, animal: shake) (pessoa, animal)

A criança assustada estava tremendo.
The frightened child was trembling.

tremer

intransitive verb (flinch, tremble)

Laura was clearly furious and Valerie quailed before her.

recuar, retroceder

intransitive verb (reaction: flinch, recoil) (reação)

Eu me retraí quando ela descreveu o acidente.
I winced when she described the accident.

tremer, estremecer

intransitive verb (tremble, shake)

The boy quaked when his mother scolded him for breaking a plate.

vibrar, tremer, estremecer

intransitive verb (shudder, shake)

tremer

intransitive verb (voice: tremble, shake)

The frightened boy's voice quavered when he spoke.

tremer

transitive verb (cause to jerk)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O rato tremeu seus bigodes.
The mouse twitched its whiskers.

tremer

intransitive verb (person: tremble) (pessoa)

Ela estava tremendo de frio.
She was shaking with cold.

tremer, tremular

intransitive verb (voice: shake)

A voz de Liam tremia enquanto ele relatava a experiência traumática que tinha sofrido.
Liam's voice was quivering as he related the traumatic experience he had suffered.

cambalear

intransitive verb (figurative (be about to fall, collapse) (figurado)

The empire tottered on the brink of collapse.

tremer

intransitive verb (judder, make rapid movements) (figurado)

(verto intransitivo: Verbos que não exigem complemento. Ex. "existir", "dormir", etc.)
A imagem tremeu na tela devido à má recepção.
The image jittered on the screen due to poor reception.

calafrio, tremor, estremecimento

noun (shaking)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The little boy's story would send a shudder down the spine of any parent.

tremer

intransitive verb (thing: shake)

The building shuddered in the earthquake.

tremer, balançar

intransitive verb (earth: shake) (terra: se mexer)

Dan felt the ground tremble as the heavy trucks rolled by.

tremer

intransitive verb (voice: tremble) (voz)

Adam's voice wobbled as he asked Charlotte to marry him.

tremer

intransitive verb (vehicle: move jerkily) (gíria, carro)

My car is bucking all over the place; something's up with the transmission.

tremer na base

verbal expression (informal (overcome by fear or nerves) (estar com muito medo ou nervoso)

(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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