abafadamente

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Abafada (“fogged; smothered”) +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˌfa.da.ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˌfa.da.ˈmẽ.te/

Adverb[edit]

abafadamente (comparative mais abafadamente superlative o mais abafadamente)

displaying shortness of breath, dyspnea

João grita abafadamente.

John screams breathlessly.
(figuratively) covertly, in secret

Synonyms[edit]

(covertly): ocultamente, por baixo dos panos, secretamente

Related terms[edit]

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