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ficar

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De que maneira   podemos   ficar   seguros   quando   há   um
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   terremoto ?

How can we be safe when there is an earthquake?

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Isso   faz   o   meu  backbone  ficar   ótimo ?

Does this make my backbone look great?

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  1. (copulative) to become; to get; to end up
  2. (intransitive) to be, to be located
  3. (intransitive) to stay (at); to remain (in)
  4. (intransitive) to remain (to be left over)
  5. (intransitive) to stay (to remain in a particular place)
  6. (figuratively, intransitive) not to go any further
  7. (auxiliary) forms the habitual aspect
  8. (Brazil, intransitive, slang) to make out (to share kisses and physical touch; does not imply sex)
  9. (Brazil, intransitive, slang) to make out (to share kisses and physical touch; does not imply sex)

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fiˈka(ʁ)/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin
fīgo
In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese ficar (also fincar), from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (“drive in, fix in place”). Doublet of fincar.

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ficando deixar ficarem permanecer estar deixando ficasse
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