abafadamente
Portuguese
Etymology
Abafada (“fogged; smothered”) + -mente.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /a.ba.ˌfa.da.ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Portugal" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐ.ˌfa.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/, [ɐ.βɐ.ˌfa.ðɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ]
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧fa‧da‧men‧te
Adverb
abafadamente
- displaying shortness of breath, dyspnea
- João grita abafadamente.
- John screams breathlessly.
- (figurative) covertly, in secret
Synonyms
- (covertly): ocultamente, por baixo dos panos, secretamente