soerguer

Portuguese

Etymology

From so- +‎ erguer.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.eʁˈɡe(ʁ)/ [so.eɦˈɡe(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /swɨɾˈɡeɾ/ [swɨɾˈɣeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /swɨɾˈɡe.ɾi/ [swɨɾˈɣe.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: so‧er‧guer

Verb

soerguer (first-person singular present soergo, first-person singular preterite soergui, past participle soerguido)

  1. (pronominal, intransitive) to raise oneself a little
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
      Não estou cega, murmurou, e logo alarmada se soergueu na cama, […]
      I'm not blind, she whispered, and then, alarmed, she raised herself a little in her bed, […]
  2. (transitive) to raise, to lift a little
    Synonym: solevar

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