Portuguese Word of the Day
abrir
/a-BRIR/ • verb — 6th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to open (physically or figuratively); to start or make accessible
Examples
- Você pode abrir a porta, por favor?
(Can you open the door, please?) - Nós vamos abrir a loja às nove amanhã.
(We will open the shop at nine tomorrow.) - Ela abriu o presente com cuidado.
(She opened the gift carefully.)
Synonyms
- destrancar
- escancarar
- inaugurar
Abrir is a very common, neutral verb used for physical actions (open a door, bottle, package), for starting businesses or events (open a shop, open a meeting), and for figurative uses (open a conversation, open up emotionally). Use destrancar specifically for unlocking, escancarar for forcing wide open (colloquial/strong), and inaugurar for formal openings (like inaugurating a building or institution).
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