mora

Meaning

1. (feminine) a delay
2. (feminine) a delay in the payment of a debt
3. (feminine) a mulct for not paying a debt in time
4. (feminine) mora (unit of syllable weight)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/

Learned borrowing from Latin mora (“delay”).

New

morar

to live, reside (have permanent residence)
(Brazil,dated,slang) to get it; to understand

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" Ele mora no oásis Al-Fayoum?", seu amigo havia dito .

“Does he live in the Al-Fayoum oasis?” his friend had said.

Quem mora em regiões onde acontecem tsunamis fica em perigo
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iminente após um
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terremoto .

Those who live in regions where tsunamis occur are in imminent danger after an earthquake.

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