mergulhar

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mergulhar

/mɨɾ.ɡu.ˈʎaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim merguliare⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

verb mergulhando · mergulhado · mergulho · mergulhas · mergulha · mergulhamos

nadar debaixo d'água
pular na água de cabeça
descer rapidamente (avião, por exemplo)
figuratively realizar uma tarefa com entusiasmo Mergulhou no trabalho e só parou quando o programa funcionou corretamente.

In English

duck to lower into the water
dive to swim under water
dip to lower into a liquid — see also dunk
infuse to steep in a liquid

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@misc{mergulhar_2026,
  title = {mergulhar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/mergulhar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}