Portuguese

Verb

descair ‎(first-person singular present indicative descaio, past participle descaído)

1. to be hanging; to be suspended

   Meus braços descaem.‎

   My arms are hanging.

2. to suspend, hang something

   Ele descai seus braços.‎

   He suspends his arms.

3. to be inclined

   O poste descai à direita.‎

   The post is inclined to the right.

4. to droop (to slowly become limp)

   Descaí devido ao cansaço.‎

   I drooped due to being tired.

5. to become less intense

   O comércio está a descair.‎

   Commerce is weakening.

   O vento descaiu.‎

   The wind weakened.

6. to fall down due to not having enough strength to stand

   Descaí após a maratona.‎

   I fell down after the marathon.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to be suspended): pender, suspender
• (to suspend something): pender, pendurar, suspender
• (to be inclined): arquear, inclinar, vergar
• (to droop): arquear, vergar
• (to become less intense): abrandar, amainar, decair, desintensificar, diminuir, enfraquecer
• (to fall down): desfalecer

Antonyms

• (to become less intense): aumentar, fortalecer, intensificar

Related terms

• descaída
• descaidela
• descaído
• descaimento