travar

From trava +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tɾəˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [tɾəˈva]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tɾaˈvaɾ]

travar (first-person singular present travo, first-person singular preterite traví, past participle travat)

1. (transitive) to bind together, to join
2. (transitive) to fetter, shackle, hobble
3. (figurative, transitive) to hinder, hobble

• travacavalls
• travador
• travallengua
• travat

• “travar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From Old Galician-Portuguese travar. Compare Galician trabar.

• Hyphenation: tra‧var

travar (first-person singular present travo, first-person singular preterite travei, past participle travado)

1. (transitive) to join, to glue (pieces of wood)
2. (transitive) to brake (to stop a vehicle)
3. (transitive) to lock (to secure an object)

   Eles se esqueceram de travar a porta.

   They forgot to lock the door.

4. (transitive) to restrain (an animal)
5. (transitive) to block, to obstruct, to hinder
6. (transitive) to constrict, to make narrower
7. (transitive) to fight (a battle, a war)

   Usando palavras, pode-se travar uma boa luta.

   Using words, one can fight precisely.

8. (transitive or intransitive) to grab; to take [transitive or with de]

   Rindo, caminhou para ela e travou-lhe a mão.

   Laughing, [he] walked towards her and grabbed her hand.

9. (intransitive) to draw [with de ‘a weapon or an instrument’]

   Travou do punhal em um piscar de olhos.

   [He] drew the dagger in the blink of an eye.

10. (transitive) to form, to strike up (a relationship) [with com ‘with someone’]

    Tenho prazer em travar conhecimento com todos.

    I take pleasure in getting to know each and every one.

11. to arrest

    Synonym: prender

From tráva.

• IPA^(key): /trǎʋaːr/
• Hyphenation: tra‧var

tràvār m anim (Cyrillic spelling тра̀ва̄р)

1. herbalist
2. herb seller or gatherer

• “travar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

travar

1. indefinite plural of trave

travar

1. present indicative of trava