Polyglot Dictionary

debruçar

/debɾuˈsaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
debruço
preterite (eu)
debrucei
past participle
debruçado

Meaning

  1. to lean over

    • Debruçou-se na janela.

      He leaned out of the window.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

encostar

debruçar specifically means to lean over or out of something, like leaning out a window; encostar is more general leaning, like leaning against a wall.

Similar in other languages

German

kippen

Close — to tip over/tilt relates to leaning over.

German

umkippen

Close — to tip over relates to leaning over.

French

basculer

Close — to lean over relates to tipping over, toppling.

Practice

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