borrar.
to smudge (to smear ink, especially if accidentally)
Meaning & usage
to smudge (to smear ink, especially if accidentally)
Borrei meu desenho com a tinta da caneta.
to blur (to make indistinct or hazy)
Borramos os rostos que apareceram no vídeo.
to rub out (erase something using an eraser)
Ela borrou a palavra porque a tinha escrito errado.
to blot out or strike out; to obliterate (render text illegible by scribbling over it)
Fiquei irritado e borrei tudo o que tinha escrito.
to make dirty
Mamãe borrou a camisa com mostarda.
to make dirty to damage the reputation of
Os boatos de corrupção borraram o senador.
to dirty with feces
Aquela menina borrou a calcinha.
to dirty with feces to crap one's pants (defecate into one's pants)
Teve diarreia e se borrou todo.
to dirty with feces to crap one's pants (to be extremely frightened)
Borro-me sempre que vejo uma mulher.
to defecate
Ele me diz que borrou no chão ontem à noite.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Portuguese borra Portuguese -ar Portuguese borrar From borra + -ar.
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