Skip to main content
Back to dictionary

Kubába

verbnountransitiveintransitiveReviewedpage 161

Definitions

  1. 1
    verb
    e intr. To caress; to lull; to soothe.

    PT e intr. Afagar; ninar; acalentar.·FR e intr. Caresser; bercer; dorloter.

  2. 2
    To pat gently to put (the child) to sleep.

    PT Bater lentamente para fazer adormecer (a criança).·FR Tapoter doucement pour endormir (l'enfant).

  3. 3
    To caress; to beguile.

    PT Acariciar; embair.·FR Caresser; séduire.

  4. 4
    sub. Caressing; lullaby.

    PT sub. Afagamento; nana.·FR sub. Caresse; berceuse.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 161 (right)