acovardar
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From a- + covarde (“coward”) + -ar.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
acovardar (first-person singular present acovardo, first-person singular preterite acovardei, past participle acovardado)
- (transitive) to make someone lose their courage; to frighten
- As ameaças de processo me acovardaram.
- The threats to sue frightened me.
- Synonyms: assustar, amedrontar
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to lose one’s courage; to chicken out
- Eu queria pular, mas me acovardei.
- I wanted to jump, but I chickened out.
- Synonym: amarelar
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of acovardar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazil.
2Portugal.