patrulhar
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French patrouiller (compare Catalan and Spanish patrullar), from Old French patrouiller (“to paddle, paw about, patrol”), from patte (“a paw”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]patrulhar (first-person singular present patrulho, first-person singular preterite patrulhei, past participle patrulhado)
- (military) to patrol
- Synonym: rondar
- (figurative) to verify that others are respecting one’s mores or principles
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of patrulhar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “patrulhar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “patrulhar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
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