empurrão

Portuguese

Etymology

From empurrar +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ẽ.puˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.puˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ẽ.puˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.puˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ẽ.puˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.puˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: em‧pur‧rão

Noun

empurrão m (plural empurrões)

1. push (short, directed application of force)

   Dê um empurrão na porta que ela abre.

   Give the door a push and it will open.

   Recebi um empurrão nas costa e quase caí.

   I got pushed on my back and almost fell down.