afrouxar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ frouxo (“loose”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fɾo(w)ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [a.fɾo(ʊ̯)ˈʃa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.fɾo(w)ˈʃa(ɾ)/ [a.fɾo(ʊ̯)ˈʃa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.fɾo(w)ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [a.fɾo(ʊ̯)ˈʃa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fɾo(w)ˈʃa(ɻ)/ [a.fɾo(ʊ̯)ˈʃa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fɾo(w)ˈʃaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fɾowˈʃaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fɾoˈʃa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧frou‧xar

Verb

afrouxar (first-person singular present afrouxo, first-person singular preterite afrouxei, past participle afrouxado)

  1. (intransitive or pronominal) to loosen; to relax (to make less tight)
    Synonyms: desapertar, soltar
  2. (intransitive or pronominal) to slacken (to become less intense)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of afrouxar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal afrouxar
Personal afrouxar afrouxares afrouxar afrouxarmos afrouxardes afrouxarem
Gerund
afrouxando
Past participle
Masculine afrouxado afrouxados
Feminine afrouxada afrouxadas
Indicative
Present afrouxo afrouxas afrouxa afrouxamos afrouxais afrouxam
Imperfect afrouxava afrouxavas afrouxava afrouxávamos afrouxáveis afrouxavam
Preterite afrouxei afrouxaste afrouxou afrouxamos1, afrouxámos2 afrouxastes afrouxaram
Pluperfect afrouxara afrouxaras afrouxara afrouxáramos afrouxáreis afrouxaram
Future afrouxarei afrouxarás afrouxará afrouxaremos afrouxareis afrouxarão
Conditional afrouxaria afrouxarias afrouxaria afrouxaríamos afrouxaríeis afrouxariam
Subjunctive
Present afrouxe afrouxes afrouxe afrouxemos afrouxeis afrouxem
Imperfect afrouxasse afrouxasses afrouxasse afrouxássemos afrouxásseis afrouxassem
Future afrouxar afrouxares afrouxar afrouxarmos afrouxardes afrouxarem
Imperative
Affirmative afrouxa afrouxe afrouxemos afrouxai afrouxem
Negative (não) não afrouxes não afrouxe não afrouxemos não afrouxeis não afrouxem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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