decorando

decorating, memorizing, learning by heart

→ decorar

decor decorate; adorn + ando Gerund

verb · present Rare #36,659

decorating

PO: Estou decorando a sala para a festa.

EN: I’m decorating the living room for the party.

memorizing, learning by heart In Brazilian Portuguese, decorar is also commonly used to mean “to memorize” (e.g., words, lines, facts).

PO: Ela está decorando as falas para a peça.

EN: She’s memorizing her lines for the play.

Conjugation of decorar

Present

decorando

What's the point of memorizing books?

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

It looks like he's decorating a Christmas tree.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

I'm decorating a text.

I spent my vacation decorating the house.

Why are you decorating this poem?