decorrer

From Latin dēcurrere, present active infinitive of dēcurrō.

decorrer (first-person singular present indicative decorro, past participle decorrido)

1. (of time, intransitive) to pass; to elapse

   Decorreram quinze séculos desde a queda de Roma.

   Fifteen centuries have passed since the fall of Rome.

2. (intransitive) to occur; to happen; to take place

   Decorria uma grande inundação naquela região.

   There was a great flood taking place in that region.

3. (transitive with de) to derive from; to result from (to be caused by; to be the result of)

   A maioria das mortes decorre de doença.

   Most deaths result from disease.

• (to pass): passar, passar-se
• (to happen): acontecer, ter, ocorrer, haver

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