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Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + cair (“to fall”).
Pronunciation
Verb
descair (first-person singular present descaio, first-person singular preterite descaí, past participle descaído)
- to be hanging; to be suspended
- Synonyms: pender, suspender
Meus braços descaem.- My arms are hanging.
- to suspend, hang something
- Synonyms: pender, pendurar, suspender
Ele descai seus braços.- He suspends his arms.
- to be inclined
- Synonyms: arquear, inclinar, vergar
O poste descai à direita.- The post is inclined to the right.
- to droop (to slowly become limp)
- Synonyms: arquear, vergar
Descaí devido ao cansaço.- I drooped due to being tired.
- to become less intense
- Synonyms: abrandar, amainar, decair, desintensificar, diminuir, enfraquecer
- Antonyms: aumentar, fortalecer, intensificar
O comércio está a descair.- Commerce is weakening.
O vento descaiu.- The wind weakened.
- to fall down due to not having enough strength to stand
- Synonym: desfalecer
Descaí após a maratona.- I fell down after the marathon.
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