fechar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to close
2. (transitive) to conclude (an agreement)
3. (transitive) to complete (all levels of a video game)

Hyphenated as

fe‧char

Pronounced as (IPA)

/feˈʃa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fechar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus (“bolt”). Probably a southern Portuguese variant, with the change of p to f reflecting Arabic influence. By surface analysis, fecho + -ar.

Sentences

Se você fechar a boca a tempo , salvará muitos sentimentos .

If you close your mouth in time, you will save a lot of feelings.