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atropelar.

to hit an obstacle while moving

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.tɾu.peˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[a.tɾu.peˈla(h)]Brazil/a.tɾo.peˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[a.tɾo.peˈla(h)]Brazil
  1. to hit an obstacle while moving

    transitive
  2. to run over (drive over, causing injury or death)

    transitive
  3. to spray graffiti on an area already graffitied, technically deforming or removing the previous graffiti

    Brazil · derogatory · slang · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese atropelar. By surface analysis, a- + tropel + -ar.

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