afundar

Português

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afundar

/ɐ.fũ.ˈdaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

(Morfologia) a- + fundo + -ar.

verb afundando · afundado · afundo · afundas · afunda · afundamos

fazer ir ao fundo, submergir O torpedo atingiu o cargueiro, afundando-o.
tornar fundo, aprofundar Afundou o poço até encontrar água.
no basquetebol, levar a bola com a mão até dentro do cesto Recebeu a bola, driblou e afundou!
ir ao fundo; submergir-se O meu barquito de papel oscilou e acabou por afundar-se.
popular falir; cair na ruína; perder-se De fraude em fraude, a empresa afundou-se.

In English

founder to sink
sag to sink
swamp overwhelm
sink cause (ship, etc) to sink

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@misc{afundar_2026,
  title = {afundar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/afundar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}