dar corda

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Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

dar corda

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to wind up (a toy, clock etc.)
  2. (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) to encourage, to instigate (a behaviour, attitude, etc.), usually through speech
    Synonyms: encorajar, incentivar, instigar

Conjugation[edit]

See dar.

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