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descolorir

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ colorir. Compare Old French descolorer.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.ko.loˈɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.ko.loˈɾi(h)], /des.ko.loˈɾi(ʁ)/ [des.ko.loˈɾi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.ko.loˈɾi(ɾ)/, /des.ko.loˈɾi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.ko.loˈɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.ko.loˈɾi(χ)], /deʃ.ko.loˈɾi(ʁ)/ [deʃ.ko.loˈɾi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.ko.loˈɾi(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: des‧co‧lo‧rir

Verb

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descolorir (no first-person singular present, no present subjunctive, third-person singular present descolore, first-person singular preterite descolori, past participle descolorido)

  1. (intransitive or reflexive) to discolor (lose color)
    Minha camisa nova já descoloriu!My new shirt already lost its color!
  2. (transitive) to discolor; to bleach (cause to lose color, mostly of the sun)
    O sol descoloriu o plástico da mesa.The sun bleached the plastic table.
    1. (transitive, specifically) to bleach (treat with bleach, such as to lighten hair)
      Te desafio a descolorir a sobrancelha.I dare you to bleach your eyebrows.
  3. (transitive, figurative) to make (something/someone) less interesting; to impoverish

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