What does abanar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word abanar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abanar in Portuguese.

The word abanar in Portuguese means fan, agitate, abanar, abanar, abanar, abanar, deixar duro, abanar algo, agitar algo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word abanar

fan, agitate

verbo transitivo

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

abanar

intransitive verb (tail: move up and down) (rabo: subir e descer)

You can tell the puppy is excited because its tail is wagging.

abanar

intransitive verb (move up and down)

The teacher's finger was wagging at me disapprovingly.

abanar

transitive verb (cool with a fan)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela o abanou com o jornal.
She fanned him with the newspaper.

abanar

transitive verb (flames: agitate with a fan)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ele abanou as chamas com um jornal.
He fanned the flames with a newspaper.

deixar duro

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative, slang (take all money) (BRA, informal, sem dinheiro)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
O negócio deles faliu e os deixou duro.
Their business failed and cleaned them out.

abanar algo, agitar algo

transitive verb (tail: move up and down) (rabo: mover)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O cachorro abanou seu rabo quando seu dono chegou em casa do trabalho.
The dog wagged its tail when its owner got home from work.

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