sobresahir

Portuguese

Verb

sobresahir (first-person singular present sobresaho, first-person singular preterite sobresahi, past participle sobresahido)

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of sobressair
    • 1931 February 19, “E’cos do Carnaval no Rio [Echoes from Rio’s Carnaval]”, in A Tribuna, volume XXXVII, number 298, Santos, page 3:
      As diversas canções [] constituiram verdadeiras marchas carnavalescas. Sobresahiu, talvez, o samba “Com que roupa”, allusivo á recente medida tomada pelo chefe da policia, sr. Luzardo, sobre os vestuarios das praias de banho.
      The various songs [] became veritable Carnival marches. What stood out, perhaps, was the samba “Com que roupa”, allusive to the recent measure taken by the chief of police, Mr. Luzardo, regarding beachwear.

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