acuar

Latin

Verb

acuar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of acuō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈa(ʁ)/ [a.kʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ʁ)/ [aˈkwa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈa(ʁ)/ [a.kʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ʁ)/ [aˈkwa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈa(ɾ)/ [a.kʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈa(ʁ)/ [a.kʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ʁ)/ [aˈkwa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈa(ɻ)/ [a.kʊˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈkwaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈkwaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈkwa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧cu‧ar

Verb

acuar (first-person singular present acuo, first-person singular preterite acuei, past participle acuado)

1. (intransitive) to fold one's legs and shrink one's body towards the ground; to crouch
2. (intransitive) to stop in face of danger or threat
3. (intransitive, about cargo animals) to refuse to move; to get stuck
4. (transitive) to lead prey or something being hunted to a place impossible to escape; to corner
5. (direct and indirect transitive) to give up on doing or on insisting; to desist
6. (direct and pronominal transitive) to make or to be without alternative or possibility of reply; to shut up; to hold back
7. (intransitive) to place or to remain in an embarrassing situation
8. (direct transitive) to get intimidated