desmaiar
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French desmaier, from Vulgar Latin *exmagāre.[1]
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "South Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌdes.maj.ˈa(ɻ)/
Verb
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- (intransitive) to faint (to lose consciousness)
- Synonyms: desacordar, desfalecer, esvair
- (intransitive, figurative) to dishearten
- (intransitive, figurative) to fall asleep suddenly, usually by excessive tiredness
- (transitive) to cause a person to faint, often by drugging them and with criminal intentions
Conjugation
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Related terms
References
- ^ “desmaiar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.