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amassar

amassar

Occitan

Verb

amassar

  1. to get together; to group

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

a- + massa + -ar

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐmɐˈsaɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.ma.ˈsa(ʁ)/
  • Hyphenation: a‧mas‧sar

Verb

amassar (first-person singular present indicative amasso, past participle amassado)

  1. (transitive) to knead
    É melhor você esperar, ainda preciso misturar os ingredientes, amassar e levar ao fogo. - “You better wait, I still need to mix ingredients, knead them and bring to the fire.”
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to crush, to smash
    A briga durou pouco, pois logo fui amassado contra a parede. - “The fight didn't last very much, because I soon was smashed against the wall.”
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to win undoubtedly at an argumentation or quarrel
    Haviam provas e haviam testemunhas. Ele não pode negar, está totalmente amassado. - “There were proofs and there were witnesses. He cannot deny, is totally out of arguments.”
  4. (transitive) to wrinkle (clothes)
    Estas camisas estão amassadas! - “These shirts are wrinkled!”
  5. First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of amassar
  6. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) future subjunctive of amassar
  7. First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of amassar
  8. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) personal infinitive of amassar

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:amassar.

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