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tornar.

to make (to cause to be)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/toʁˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[toɦˈna(h)]Brazil/toɾˈna(ɾ)/São-Paulo/toʁˈna(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to make (to cause to be)

    ditransitive
    A recessão tornou tudo caro.

  2. to become; to turn into

    pronominal
    De novo, através da investigação, torna-se claro.
    O príncipe tornou-se um sapo.

  3. to return; to come back

    intransitive
    Precisamos tornar imediatamente!

  4. to return (to give back)

    transitive
    O ladrão não quis tornar as joias aos donos.

  5. to (do) again; to return to

    auxiliary
    Ele tornou a roubar depois que saiu da cadeia.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese tornar, from Latin tornāre.

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