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

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

masculine singular past participle of abafar
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, 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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