afrouxar

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afrouxar

  • /ɐ.fɾow.ˈʃaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

(Morfologia) a- + frouxo + -ar.

verb afrouxando · afrouxado · afrouxo · afrouxas · afrouxa · afrouxamos

  1. retardar o movimento de
  2. abrandar

Similar: afroixar, amortecer, atrasar, desapertar, desentesar, relaxar

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In English

  • loose to make less tight
  • relax (transitive) to make something loose
  • loosen to make less tight
  • slacken (intransitive) to gradually decrease in intensity

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@misc{afrouxar_2026,
  title = {afrouxar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/afrouxar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}