tolher

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin tollare (rise up).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈʎe(ʁ)/
  • Hyphenation: to‧lher

Verb

tolher (first-person singular present indicative tolho, past participle tolhido)

  1. (transitive) to hamper, to hinder, to impede
    Synonyms: dificultar, obstruir, obstar, estorvar
    • 1990, Jostein Gaarder, chapter 20, in O Mundo de Sofia, page 273:
      Uma pressão exterior é capaz de nos tolher.
      An exterior pressure is capable of hindering us.
  2. (transitive) to prohibit, to disallow
    Synonym: proibir
  3. (reflexive) to paralyze (to inhibit movement of the body)
    Synonym: paralisar

Conjugation

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