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ouvir

[o(w)ˈvi(ʁ)]

verb

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. to hear (to perceive with the ear, without necessarily paying attention to it)
  2. to pay attention to
  3. to take into account, take into consideration
  4. to have the sense of hearing
Examples

Se ao menos a gente pudesse ouvir o que estão dizendo!

If at least we could hear what they're saying!

Pronunciationo(w)ˈvi(ʁ)

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis verb can mean simply perceiving sound, but also paying attention to what someone says.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.