empurrão

Portuguese

Etymology

From empurrar +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ẽ.puˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.puˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ẽ.puˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.puˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.puˈʁɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: em‧pur‧rão

Noun

empurrão m (plural empurrões)

  1. push (short, directed application of force)
    Dê um empurrão na porta que ela abre.
    Give the door a push and it will open.
    Recebi um empurrão nas costa e quase caí.
    I got pushed on my back and almost fell down.
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