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descolorir.

to discolor (lose color)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/d͡ʒis.ko.loˈɾi(ʁ)/Brazil[d͡ʒis.ko.loˈɾi(h)]Brazil/des.ko.loˈɾi(ʁ)/Brazil[des.ko.loˈɾi(h)]Brazil
  1. to discolor (lose color)

    intransitive · no-first-person-singular-present · reflexive
    Minha camisa nova já descoloriu!
  2. to discolor; to bleach (cause to lose color, mostly of the sun)

    no-first-person-singular-present · transitive
    O sol descoloriu o plástico da mesa.
  3. to discolor; to bleach (cause to lose color, mostly of the sun) to bleach (treat with bleach, such as to lighten hair)

    no-first-person-singular-present · specifically · transitive
    Te desafio a descolorir a sobrancelha.
  4. to make (something/someone) less interesting; to impoverish

    figuratively · no-first-person-singular-present · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- Portuguese colorir Portuguese descolorir From des- + colorir. Compare Old French descolorer.

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