What does aleijar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word aleijar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use aleijar in Portuguese.

The word aleijar in Portuguese means injure, injure yourself, aleijar, incapacitar, estropiar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word aleijar

injure

verbo transitivo (mutilar, fisicamente)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

injure yourself

(mutilar-se, fisicamente)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")

aleijar

transitive verb (person: physically) (pessoa: fisicamente)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O tiro aleijou Ben, que nunca andou novamente.
The gunshot crippled Ben, who never walked again.

incapacitar

transitive verb (make disabled)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O acidente que George sofreu o incapacitou e agora ele precisa usar uma cadeira de rodas.
George's accident disabled him and now he has to use a wheelchair.

estropiar

transitive verb (make lame) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Peter cavalgou seu cavalo muito intensamente na pista e o estropiou.
Peter rode his horse too hard on the track and lamed him.

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