afogar

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afogar

  • /ɐ.fu.ˈɡaɾ/ Portugal

verb afogando · afogado · afogo · afogas · afoga · afogamos

  1. matar alguém por afogamento, asfixia ou estrangulamento
  2. privar da respiração
  3. sufocar, asfixiar, estrangular
  4. refogar, chegar ao fogo
  5. Automobilismo injetar excesso de combustível ao motor
  6. Turfe perder o fôlego o cavalo durante uma corrida
  7. empapar, embeber, ensopar
  8. embebedar-se

In English

  • drown to deprive of life by immersion in liquid
  • choke be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe

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@misc{afogar_2026,
  title = {afogar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/afogar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}