adjectivemasculinepl: encravados
embedded, stuck, jammed, wedged
1. Fixed or stuck firmly in place, unable to move
The nail was encravado in the wall.
O prego estava encravado na parede.
2. Lodged or embedded in something (e.g., a splinter in skin)
He had a splinter encravado in his foot.
Ele tinha uma farpa encravada no pé.
3. Stuck or jammed mechanically
The door hinge is encravado and won't open.
A dobradiça da porta está encravada e não abre.
Related Idioms & Phrases
estar encravado em uma situação (to be stuck in a situation)
dente encravado (impacted tooth in dentistry)
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