acontecer

[ɐ.kõ.tɛ.ˈseɾ]

verb

to happen, to occur, to take place

1. to occur or take place; to come to pass

What happened yesterday?

O que aconteceu ontem?

2. to befall; to come about as a result

Anything can happen in life.

Qualquer coisa pode acontecer na vida.

3. to exist or occur as a fact

Strange things have been happening lately.

Coisas estranhas têm acontecido ultimamente.

NYC Slang

go down, go off, jump off

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

acontecer

Standard usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

acontecer

Standard usage; casual speech may use 'rolar' as informal alternative

São Paulo

acontecer

Standard usage; formal and informal contexts

Portugal

acontecer

Standard usage; identical to Brazilian Portuguese

acontecer de repente (happen suddenly)

o que é que se passa? (what's happening?)

deixar acontecer (let it happen)

fazer acontecer (make it happen)

se vier a acontecer (if it should happen)

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