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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + regelar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁe.ʒeˈla(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧re‧ge‧lar
Verb
enregelar (first-person singular present enregelo, first-person singular preterite enregelei, past participle enregelado)
- (transitive, reflexive) to cool down (decrease the temperature)
- Synonyms: esfriar, arrefecer, gelar, regelar
- (figurative) to discourage, to dishearten, to dispirit
- Synonyms: desanimar, desencorajar
- (figurative) to frighten; to be or cause to be afraid
- Synonyms: assustar, apavorar, amedrontar, aterrorizar
Conjugation