derrubar

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derrubar

  • /dɨ.Ru.ˈbaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Alteração de derribar, por sua vez, de de + riba + -ar.

verb derrubando · derrubado · derrubo · derrubas · derruba · derrubamos

  1. abater; fazer cair; pôr abaixo; deitar por terra Derrubar uma casa.
  2. deixar cair ou pender Por distração, derrubou as caixas que estava segurando.
  3. destituir Querem derrubar-me do poder.
  4. popular abater as forças; extenuar
  5. destruir
  6. dominar, vencer

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In English

  • slug to hit hard
  • fell to make something fall
  • overthrow to bring about the downfall of
  • floor strike down
  • knock off to remove by hitting, to hit (something) off
  • knock over to bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
  • flatten to knock down or lay low
  • knock down hit or knock (something) so that it falls
  • topple to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something
  • overturn legal: to reverse, overrule
  • shoot down to cause to fall by shooting
  • take down combat sports

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"derrubar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/derrubar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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derrubar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/derrubar

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@misc{derrubar_2026,
  title = {derrubar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/derrubar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}