What does repousar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word repousar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use repousar in Portuguese.
The word repousar in Portuguese means rest, sleep, rest on, repousar, repousar, folgar, descansar, repousar, repousar, descansar, repousar, repousar, repousar. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word repousar
rest(descansar, relaxar) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
sleep(dormir, adormecer) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
rest on(fundamentar-se, ter base em) (phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S]) |
repousarphrasal verb, intransitive (informal (take time to recover) Depois de subir aquela montanha, tive que repousar por três dias! Depois do acidente, ele precisou de alguns dias para repousar e recuperar as forças. After climbing that mountain, I had to rest up for three days! After his accident, he needed a few days to rest up and regain his strength. |
repousarintransitive verb (formal (rest) (descansar) We reposed for a moment on the bridge that crosses the brook. |
folgar, descansar, repousarintransitive verb (UK, slang (lounge or laze around) |
repousarintransitive verb (formal (body: lie) (corpo: deitar) Her remains will repose in the chapel till tomorrow. |
descansar, repousarintransitive verb (be buried) (estar sepultado) O corpo dele repousa naquele cemitério. Her body lies in that cemetery. |
repousarintransitive verb (figurative, euphemism (be dead and buried) (eufemismo) Os pais dele estão repousando no Cemitério Oak Hill. His parents are resting at the Oak Hill Cemetery. |
repousartransitive verb (slang, figurative (place, deposit: [sth]) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Ele repousou as contas na poltrona e caiu no sono. He parked his backside in the armchair and fell asleep. |
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