acuar

Latin

acuar

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈa(ʁ)/ [a.kʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ʁ)/ [aˈkwa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈa(ɾ)/ [a.kʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈa(ʁ)/ [a.kʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ʁ)/ [aˈkwa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈa(ɻ)/ [a.kʊˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈkwa(ɻ)/

acuar (first-person singular present acuo, first-person singular preterite acuei, past participle acuado)

(intransitive) to fold one's legs and shrink one's body towards the ground; to crouch
(intransitive) to stop in face of danger or threat
(intransitive, about cargo animals) to refuse to move; to get stuck
(transitive) to lead prey or something being hunted to a place impossible to escape; to corner
(direct and indirect transitive) to give up on doing or on insisting; to desist
(direct and pronominal transitive) to make or to be without alternative or possibility of reply; to shut up; to hold back
(intransitive) to place or to remain in an embarrassing situation
(direct transitive) to get intimidated

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