abrir

Meaning

1. (transitive) to open
2. (transitive) to deal (a card)

Concepts

open

open up

unlock

🔓

spread out

unfold

turn on

uncover

fly open

launch

make

play

read

📖

slit

split

spread

start

switch on

unfasten

untie

unwind

make headway

begin

spread open

bloom

break

clear

clear up

cleave

expand

Synonyms

começar

destrancar

🔓

desdobrar

ligar

🔗

aberto

caminho

🛣️

acender

ler

📖

Translations

ouvrir

abrir

obrir

aprire

openen

öffnen

opendoen

openmaken

açmak

ανοίγω

aufmachen

ouvert

aperio

فتح

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈbɾi(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: aperio

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperīre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, from”) + *wer-iō (“open”).

Sentences

Vamos com ela a tempo , muito antes de ela se abrir para ter certeza .

Let's go with her in time, long before she opens up to make sure.

Ele tentou com toda a força abrir a porta em pânico .

He tried with all his might to open the door in panic.

Antes de abrir a boca , seus dentes já foram vistos .

Before he opened his mouth, his teeth were already seen.

A extensa rede de estradas agrícolas evita a necessidade de abrir novos acessos .

The extensive network of agricultural roads avoids the need to open new accesses.