What does zelar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word zelar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use zelar in Portuguese.
The word zelar in Portuguese means take care of, guard, be careful, be jealous, zelar. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word zelar
take care ofverbo transitivo (tomar conta) (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]) |
guardverbo transitivo (defender) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
be carefulverbo transitivo (tomar precauções) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") |
be jealousverbo transitivo (mostrar ciúmes) |
zelarphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (informal (person: take care of) Jimmy's brothers have looked out for him since their parents died. |
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