atropelamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From atropelar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.tɾu.pɨ.lɐˈmẽ.tu/

  • Hyphenation: a‧tro‧pe‧la‧men‧to

Noun

atropelamento m (plural atropelamentos)

  1. vehicle collision; act or instance of running over (particularly humans and other animals)
  2. (figurative) contempt, disdain, injustice
    Synonyms: desprezo, injustiça
  3. (figurative) chaos, disorder

Further reading

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