Latin

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Verb

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acuar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of acuō

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kuˈa(ʁ)/ [a.kʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ʁ)/ [aˈkwa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.kuˈa(ɾ)/ [a.kʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.kuˈa(ʁ)/ [a.kʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ʁ)/ [aˈkwa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kuˈa(ɻ)/ [a.kʊˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧cu‧ar

Verb

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acuar (first-person singular present acuo, first-person singular preterite acuei, past participle acuado)

  1. (intransitive) to fold one's legs and shrink one's body towards the ground; to crouch
  2. (intransitive) to stop in face of danger or threat
  3. (intransitive, about cargo animals) to refuse to move; to get stuck
  4. (transitive) to lead prey or something being hunted to a place impossible to escape; to corner
  5. (direct and indirect transitive) to give up on doing or on insisting; to desist
  6. (direct and pronominal transitive) to make or to be without alternative or possibility of reply; to shut up; to hold back
  7. (intransitive) to place or to remain in an embarrassing situation
  8. (direct transitive) to get intimidated