Portuguese

Verb

mergulhar ‎(first-person singular present indicative mergulho, past participle mergulhado)

1. (intransitive) to submerge (to go down in water)

   O submarino mergulhou vinte metro.‎

   The submarine submerged twenty meters.

2. (intransitive, or transitive with em) to dive (to jump into water)

   Se você mergulhar no lago sem ver a profundidade, pode bater a cabeça.‎

   If you dive into the lake without checking the depth, you could hit your head.

3. (figuratively, intransitive) to dive (to descend or decrease sharply or steeply)

   A colheita foi tão boa que o preço do trigo mergulhou.‎

   The harvest was so good that the price of wheat dived.

4. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking em) to dip (to lower something into a liquid)

   Mergulhe as batatas no óleo para fritá-las.‎

   Dip the potatoes into the oil in order to fry them.

5. (figuratively, transitive with em) to immerse oneself in (to involve oneself deeply in)

   Mergulhei na música e nunca mais voltei.‎

   I immersed myself in music I never came back.

6. (intransitive) to dive (to work as a diver)

   Ganho pouco dinheiro mergulhando, mas adoro meu trabalho.‎

   I earn little money diving, but I love my job.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (submerge): submergir
• (descend sharply): cair, despencar
• (dip): imergir
• (immerse): envolver-se

Antonyms

• (submerge): emergir, vir à tona

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