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tolher.

to hamper, to hinder, to impede

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/toˈʎe(ʁ)/Brazil[toˈʎe(h)]Brazil/toˈʎe(ɾ)/São-Paulo/toˈʎe(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to hamper, to hinder, to impede

    transitive
  2. to prohibit, to disallow

    transitive
  3. to paralyze (to inhibit movement of the body)

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *tl̥néh₂ti ~ *tl̥nh₂énti Proto-Italic *tolnō Latin tollere Portuguese tolher Inherited from Latin tollere (“to raise; to take away; to destroy”).

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