What does embrenhar in Portuguese mean?

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

The word embrenhar in Portuguese means embolar, atravessar, embolar-se, abrir caminho. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word embrenhar

embolar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (make tangled) (BRA)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
I snarled up my headphones when I took them out of my backpack.

atravessar

(move through) (abrir caminho por)

Texugos atravessam a terra com suas garras.
Badgers burrow through the earth with their claws.

embolar-se

phrasal verb, intransitive (get tangled) (BRA)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
The cables snarled up in the wind.

abrir caminho

verbal expression (figurative (make your way through: crowd, etc.) (atravessar)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Nós nos embrenhamos na multidão.
We threaded our way through the crowd.

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