debruçar

Portuguese

Etymology

From de- + bruços + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.bɾuˈsa(ʁ)/ [de.bɾuˈsa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.bɾuˈsa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.bɾuˈsa(ʁ)/ [de.bɾuˈsa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.bɾuˈsa(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.bɾuˈsaɾ/ [dɨ.βɾuˈsaɾ]

Verb

debruçar (first-person singular present debruço, first-person singular preterite debrucei, past participle debruçado)

  1. to bend
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figuratively, transitive with sobre) to study, analyze; to dedicate oneself to
    Synonym: dedicar-se

Conjugation

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