Jump to content

soerguer

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Portuguese

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

    From so- + erguer.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]
     
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /swɨɾˈɡeɾ/ [swɨɾˈɣeɾ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /swɨɾˈɡe.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: so‧er‧guer

    Verb

    [edit]

    soerguer (first-person singular present soergo, first-person singular preterite soergui, past participle soerguido)

    1. (pronominal, intransitive) to raise oneself a little
      • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
        Não estou cega, murmurou, e logo alarmada se soergueu na cama, […]
        I'm not blind, she whispered, and then, alarmed, she raised herself a little in her bed, […]
    2. (transitive) to raise, to lift a little
      Synonym: solevar

    Conjugation

    [edit]

    Further reading

    [edit]