funcionar

Meaning

to work; to function

Concepts

function

work

run

operate

perform

go

officiate

act

roll

branch out

serve

service

tick

beat

Synonyms

operar

estar em exercício

exercer funções

ir

rodar

servir

mancar

andar

🚶

zoar

Translations

fonctionner

funcionar

funcionar

funktionieren

functioneren

funzionare

marcher

🚶

het doen

λειτουργώ

wirken

werken

gehen

fungeren

in zijn werk gaan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fũ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: fonctionner

In summary

Borrowed from French fonctionner (“to function; to work”), from fonction + -er, from Latin fūnctiōnem (“function”). Equivalent to função + -ar.

Sentences

Eu nunca vi essa abordagem para essa questão ?, mas pode funcionar .

I've never seen this approach to this question, but it can work.

Para fazer o pacote funcionar , o melhor remédio é o vinho .

To make the package work, the best medicine is wine.

Os cogumelos que carregam a vagem , quando trabalham , vão funcionar .

The mushrooms that carry the pod, when they work, will work.