sabonetar
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom sabonete (“soap”) + -ar. It refers to the idea of slipping away from situations like soap in the shower.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editsabonetar (first-person singular present saboneto, first-person singular preterite sabonetei, past participle sabonetado)
- (Brazil, slang) to avoid or dodge a confrontation or responsibility
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sabonetar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “sabonetar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024