trava

Meaning

travar

  1. (transitive) to join, to glue (pieces of wood)
  2. (transitive) to brake (to stop a vehicle)
  3. (transitive) to lock (to secure an object)
  4. (transitive) to restrain (an animal)
  5. (transitive) to block, to obstruct, to hinder
  6. (transitive) to constrict, to make narrower
  7. (transitive) to fight (a battle, a war)
  8. (intransitive, transitive) to grab; to take
  9. (intransitive) to draw
  10. (transitive) to form, to strike up (a relationship)
  11. to arrest
  12. (intransitive) to freeze, to stop, become motionless or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.)
  13. (intransitive) (of machines and software) To freeze or come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɾa.vɐ/
Etymology

Deverbal from travar (“to lock, to hinder”).

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