disfarçar

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from Spanish disfrazar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.faʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.fahˈsa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.faɾˈsa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.faʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.faχˈsa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.faɻˈsa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /diʃ.fɐɾˈsaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /diʃ.fɐɾˈsa.ɾi/

Verb

disfarçar (first-person singular present disfarço, first-person singular preterite disfarcei, past participle disfarçado)

  1. (transitive) to change the appearance; to disguise
    O ladrão disfarçou-se de polícia.The thief disguised himself as a policeman.
  2. (intransitive) to pretend that (something) is not happening, or did not happen

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