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borrar.

to smudge (to smear ink, especially if accidentally)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/boˈʁa(ʁ)/Brazil[boˈha(h)]Brazil/boˈʁa(ɾ)/São-Paulo[boˈha(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to smudge (to smear ink, especially if accidentally)

    intransitive · transitive
    Borrei meu desenho com a tinta da caneta.
  2. to blur (to make indistinct or hazy)

    transitive
    Borramos os rostos que apareceram no vídeo.
  3. to rub out (erase something using an eraser)

    transitive
    Ela borrou a palavra porque a tinha escrito errado.
  4. to blot out or strike out; to obliterate (render text illegible by scribbling over it)

    transitive
    Fiquei irritado e borrei tudo o que tinha escrito.
  5. to make dirty

    transitive
    Mamãe borrou a camisa com mostarda.
  6. to make dirty to damage the reputation of

    figuratively · transitive
    Os boatos de corrupção borraram o senador.
  7. to dirty with feces

    transitive
    Aquela menina borrou a calcinha.
  8. to dirty with feces to crap one's pants (defecate into one's pants)

    colloquial · literally · reflexive · transitive
    Teve diarreia e se borrou todo.
  9. to dirty with feces to crap one's pants (to be extremely frightened)

    colloquial · figuratively · reflexive · transitive
    Borro-me sempre que vejo uma mulher.
  10. to defecate

    intransitive · vulgar
    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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