lixar

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from Late Latin lixāre. Compare Spanish lijar.

Verb

lixar (first-person singular present indicative lixo, past participle lixado)

  1. (transitive) to sand (with sandpaper)
    Ainda falta lixar o batente.
    The frame still has to be sanded.
  2. (transitive) to polish
  3. (colloquial) to screw up, to ruin
  4. (colloquial, takes a reflexive pronoun) to get screwed up, to be in difficulties

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