abafado

Portuguese

Abafar (“to become foggy; to smother”) +‎ -ado.

abafado m (feminine singular abafada, masculine plural abafados, feminine plural abafadas, comparable)

(of weather or a location) muggy, sultry (hot and humid)
Esta casa está abafada, melhor ligar o ventilador.
This house is sultry, better turn on the fan.

Synonym: mormacento
(of sound) muffled (almost mute; deadened)
Deste um pontapé na caixa. Ouves um estilhaçamento abafado.
You kicked the crate. You hear a muffled shatter.

Synonym: sufocado
(figuratively, of a facial expression) which the person attempted to prevent
O homem austero deu um sorriso abafado.
The austere man gave a smothered smile.
(figuratively, of a scandal) which has been hidden from the public
Synonyms: escondido, ocultado
(Brazil, slang) stolen (that has been stolen)
(oenology, of wine) whose fermentation process has been interrupted by the addition of a spirit

Inflection of abafado

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	abafado	abafada	abafados	abafadas
comparative	mais abafado	mais abafada	mais abafados	mais abafadas
superlative	o mais abafado abafadíssimo	a mais abafada abafadíssima	os mais abafados abafadíssimos	as mais abafadas abafadíssimas
augmentative	abafadão	abafadona	abafadões	abafadonas
diminutive	abafadinho	abafadinha	abafadinhos	abafadinhas

Terms related to abafado

abafado m (feminine singular abafada, masculine plural abafados, feminine plural abafadas)

masculine singular past participle of abafar
- 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 138:
  O protesto de Hermione foi abafado por uma risadinha alta.
  Hermione's objection was interrupted by a loud little laugh.

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