confranger

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cōnfrangere, from Latin cōnfringere.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -eʁ, (Portugal) -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: con‧fran‧ger

Verb[edit]

confranger (first-person singular present confranjo, first-person singular preterite confrangi, past participle confrangido)

  1. (transitive) to squeeze
  2. (transitive) to force (to) contraction
  3. (transitive) to oppress
  4. (transitive) to afflict; torment; distress
  5. (transitive) to embarrass
  6. (reflexive) to squeeze, squeeze in, tighten, tighten up
  7. (reflexive) to shrink, twitch, contract
  8. (reflexive) to squirm, twitch, wriggle
  9. (reflexive) to be distressed; to be tormented

Conjugation[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]