alquebrar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish aliquebrar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɨˈbɾaɾ/ [aɫ.kɨˈβɾaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɨˈbɾa.ɾi/ [aɫ.kɨˈβɾa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: al‧que‧brar

Verb[edit]

alquebrar (first-person singular present alquebro, first-person singular preterite alquebrei, past participle alquebrado)

  1. (transitive) to weaken (make the body lose strength)fazer perder o vigor do corpo a
    Synonyms: debilitar, enfraquecer
  2. (intransitive) to suffer curvature in the spinal column
  3. (intransitive) to weaken
  4. (intransitive, nautical) to deform (the hull of a ship) with the bow and stern sagging and the keel curved

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