aluir

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin alluere.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧lu‧ir

Verb

aluir (first-person singular present aluo, first-person singular preterite aluí, past participle aluído)

  1. (intransitive) to fall down, to collapse, to crumble
    Synonyms: desabar, desmoronar, ruir
  2. (transitive) to knock down, to overturn
    Synonyms: derrubar, abalar

Conjugation