Portuguese

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ covarde (coward) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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acovardar (first-person singular present acovardo, first-person singular preterite acovardei, past participle acovardado)

  1. (transitive) to make someone lose their courage; to frighten
    Synonyms: assustar, amedrontar
    As ameaças de processo me acovardaram.
    The threats to sue frightened me.
  2. (pronominal) to lose one’s courage; to chicken out
    Synonym: amarelar
    Eu queria pular, mas me acovardei.
    I wanted to jump, but I chickened out.

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