No. 3,226 in Portuguese
derrubar
"To knock down, overthrow, or bring down."
In a sentence
Eu preciso derrubar esta parede para ampliar a sala.
I need to take down this wall to enlarge the room.
In this sentence, 'derrubar' is used in the context of physically tearing down or removing a structure.
Ele tentou derrubar meus argumentos, mas não conseguiu.
He tried to undermine my arguments, but he couldn't.
Here, 'derrubar' is metaphorically applied to express the act of undermining or disproving someone's ideas or claims.
A forte tempestade conseguiu derrubar várias árvores na rua.
The strong storm managed to topple many trees on the street.
In this instance, 'derrubar' denotes the physical action of causing something, such as trees, to fall down due to the force of the storm.
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