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embrenhar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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    From em- + brenha (scrub) + -ar.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful) /ẽ.bɾẽˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.bɾẽˈj̃a(h)], /ĩ.bɾẽˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.bɾẽˈj̃a(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful) /ẽ.bɾẽˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.bɾẽˈj̃a(ɾ)], /ĩ.bɾẽˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.bɾẽˈj̃a(ɾ)]
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful) /ẽ.bɾẽˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.bɾẽˈj̃a(χ)], /ĩ.bɾẽˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.bɾẽˈj̃a(χ)]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): (careful) /ẽ.bɾẽˈɲa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.bɾẽˈj̃a(ɻ)], /ĩ.bɾẽˈɲa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.bɾẽˈj̃a(ɻ)]
     

    • Hyphenation: em‧bre‧nhar

    Verb

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    embrenhar (first-person singular present embrenho, first-person singular preterite embrenhei, past participle embrenhado)

    1. (transitive) to hide (in undergrowth, etc.)
    2. (pronominal, figurative) to dive or immerse deeply into something (e.g. a task or activity)
      Synonyms: concentrar-se, absorver-se

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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