debruçar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From de- +‎ bruços +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to bend
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figuratively, transitive with sobre) to study, analyze; to dedicate oneself to
    Synonym: dedicar-se

Conjugation[edit]