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embaça

[ẽ.ba.ˈsa]
verb
dims, clouds, fogs, obscures
1. Third person singular present indicative of 'embaçar' - to make dim, cloudy, or unclear; to fog up a surface
The steam embaça the mirror in the bathroom.
O vapor embaça o espelho do banheiro.
2. To obscure, cloud, or make something less clear or transparent
Dust embaças the window glass.
A poeira embaça o vidro da janela.
3. Figuratively: to confuse or obscure understanding
His excuses embaça the real issue.
Suas desculpas embaçam a questão real.
Synonyms
embaciáturvaobscurecenublaencobre
Antonyms
clareiatransparentelimpailumina

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
embaça
standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
embaciá
alternative conjugation form used in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

embaçar a visão - to cloud one's vision
embaçar os espelhos - to obscure the truth
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