What does morar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word morar in Portuguese means live, inhabit, viver, residir, residir, morar, viver sozinho, habitar, residir, morar, morar, residir, hospedar-se, morar em, morar no emprego, ir morar com. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word morar

live, inhabit

verbo transitivo

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

viver

intransitive verb (reside) (residir)

Luca mora no segundo andar.
Luca lives on the second floor.

residir

intransitive verb (formal, literary (live) (formal, literário)

George residiu aqui sua vida inteira.
George has dwelled here all his life.

residir

intransitive verb (live, dwell) (formal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Na índia, muitas pessoas pobres residem em favelas.
In India, many poor people reside in shantytowns.

morar, viver sozinho

intransitive verb (not cohabit)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
After many years of flat-sharing, it is a luxury to live alone.

habitar, residir, morar

transitive verb (literary, poetic (live within) (literário, poético)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

morar, residir

intransitive verb (literary, archaic (live)

O velho mora numa cabana na floresta.
The old man abides in a cabin in the woods.

hospedar-se

intransitive verb (lodge)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Jason hospedou-se na casa de uma família enquanto estava na faculdade.
Jason boarded with a family while at university.

morar em

(reside at) (residir)

George lives at his mom's house because he is not able to afford an apartment for himself yet.

morar no emprego

phrasal verb, intransitive (reside in your workplace)

(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 pessoal do hotel mora no emprego, portanto eles não têm de viajar para casa depois do trabalho.
The hotel staff live in so they don't have to travel home after work.

ir morar com

(intrude)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The salesman lost customers when a competitor moved in on his territory.

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