complicar

[kõ.pli.ˈkaɾ]

verb

to complicate

1. to make something more difficult or complex

Don't complicate the situation unnecessarily.

Não complique a situação desnecessariamente.

2. to become involved in a problematic or difficult situation

He got complicated with the wrong people.

Ele se complicou com as pessoas erradas.

3. to entangle or make intricate

The negotiations were complicated by unforeseen issues.

As negociações foram complicadas por questões imprevistos.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

complicar

standard usage throughout Brazil

Portugal

complicar

standard usage, may use 'meter-se em complicações' for reflexive sense

se meter em complicações - to get into trouble

complicar a vida - to make life difficult

não complique - don't make things difficult

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