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Galician
Participle
abafado (feminine abafada, masculine plural abafados, feminine plural abafadas)
- past participle of abafar
Portuguese
Etymology
From abafar (“to become foggy; to smother”) + -ado.
Pronunciation
Adjective
abafado (feminine abafada, masculine plural abafados, feminine plural abafadas, comparable, comparative mais abafado, superlative o mais abafado or abafadíssimo, diminutive abafadinho, augmentative abafadão)
- (of weather or a location) muggy, sultry (hot and humid)
- Synonym: mormacento
Esta casa está abafada, melhor ligar o ventilador.- This house is sultry, better turn on the fan.
- (of sound) muffled (almost mute; deadened)
- Synonym: sufocado
Deste um pontapé na caixa. Ouves um estilhaçamento abafado.- You kicked the crate. You hear a muffled shatter.
- (figurative, of a facial expression) which the person attempted to prevent
O homem austero deu um sorriso abafado.- The austere man gave a smothered smile.
- (figurative, of a scandal) which has been hidden from the public
- Synonyms: escondido, ocultado
- (Brazil, slang) stolen (that has been stolen)
- (oenology, of wine) whose fermentation process has been interrupted by the addition of a spirit
Participle
abafado (feminine abafada, masculine plural abafados, feminine plural abafadas)
- past participle of abafar