abafado

Galician

Participle

abafado (feminine abafada, masculine plural abafados, feminine plural abafadas)

1. past participle of abafar

Portuguese

Etymology

From abafar (“to become foggy; to smother”) +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈfa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈfa.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈfa.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈfa.du/ [ɐ.βɐˈfa.ðu]

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧fa‧do

Adjective

abafado (feminine abafada, masculine plural abafados, feminine plural abafadas, comparable, comparative mais abafado, superlative o mais abafado or abafadíssimo, diminutive abafadinho, augmentative abafadão)

1. (of weather or a location) muggy, sultry (hot and humid)

   Synonym: mormacento

   Esta casa está abafada, melhor ligar o ventilador.

   This house is sultry, better turn on the fan.

2. (of sound) muffled (almost mute; deadened)

   Synonym: sufocado

   Deste um pontapé na caixa. Ouves um estilhaçamento abafado.

   You kicked the crate. You hear a muffled shatter.

3. (figurative, of a facial expression) which the person attempted to prevent

   O homem austero deu um sorriso abafado.

   The austere man gave a smothered smile.

4. (figurative, of a scandal) which has been hidden from the public

   Synonyms: escondido, ocultado

5. (Brazil, slang) stolen (that has been stolen)
6. (oenology, of wine) whose fermentation process has been interrupted by the addition of a spirit

Related terms

• abafação
• abafadamente
• abafadiço
• abafador
• abafadouro
• abafamento
• abafante
• abafar
• bafo

 

Participle

abafado (feminine abafada, masculine plural abafados, feminine plural abafadas)

1. past participle of abafar
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 138:

     O protesto de Hermione foi abafado por uma risadinha alta.

     Hermione's objection was interrupted by a loud little laugh.