What does aposentar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word aposentar in Portuguese means retire, retire, aposentar, aposentar, aposentar, aposentar, aposentar, aposentar-se, aposentar-se, aposentar-se, aposentar compulsoriamente. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word aposentar

retire

verbo transitivo (parar de trabalhar)

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

retire

verbo transitivo

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

aposentar

verbal expression (figurative (retire: [sb] or [sth] obsolete) (aposentar: alguém ou algo obsoleto)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

aposentar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (make [sb] retire with pension) (fazer alguém se aposentar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
They thought he was getting too old for the job, so they pensioned him off.

aposentar

transitive verb (stop using: [sth] old) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Laura decided it was time to retire her old walking shoes, as they were falling apart.

aposentar

transitive verb (grant a pension to)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The company will pension you when you reach the age of sixty.

aposentar

transitive verb (cause to stop working)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The company retired Janine on her sixty-fifth birthday, even though she would have liked to carry on working for a few more years.

aposentar-se

intransitive verb (stop working)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Jim tem sessenta e quatro anos e planeja aposentar-se ano que vem.
Jim is sixty-four and plans to retire next year.

aposentar-se

(leave: a career) (deixar: uma carreira)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
George aposentou-se da Marinha três anos atrás.
George retired from the Navy three years ago.

aposentar-se

intransitive verb (sportsperson: leave the profession)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Footballers tend to retire in their thirties.

aposentar compulsoriamente

transitive verb (UK (pension off)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)

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