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contaminar

  • /kõ.tɐ.mi.ˈnaɾ/ Portugal

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Do latim contamino⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

verb contaminando · contaminado · contamino · contaminas · contamina · contaminamos

  1. contagiar
  2. transmitir um mal ou um vício

In English

  • pollute to make something harmful
  • taint To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or
  • contaminate To introduce impurities or foreign matter

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@misc{contaminar_2026,
  title = {contaminar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/contaminar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}