debruçar

Portuguese

Etymology

From de- +‎ bruços +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.bɾuˈsa(ʁ)/ [de.bɾuˈsa(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.bɾuˈsaɾ/ [dɨ.βɾuˈsaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.bɾuˈsa.ɾi/ [dɨ.βɾuˈsa.ɾi]

Verb

debruçar (first-person singular present debruço, first-person singular preterite debrucei, past participle debruçado)

  1. to bend
  2. (intransitive, pronominal, figuratively) to study, analyze; to dedicate oneself to [with sobre ‘something/someone’]
    Synonym: dedicar-se

Conjugation

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