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poupar.

to save (time, money etc.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/po(w)ˈpa(ʁ)/Brazil[po(ʊ̯)ˈpa(h)]Brazil/po(w)ˈpa(ɾ)/São-Paulo[po(ʊ̯)ˈpa(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to save (time, money etc.)

    transitive
    Sem trabalho, não posso poupar dinheiro.
  2. to spare

    transitive
    A morte não poupa ninguém.
  3. to economize

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese poupar, from Latin palpāre (“to touch softly”). Doublet of the borrowing palpar and apalpar.

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