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estancar

to stop, to staunch

i ʃ t ɐ̃ k a ɾ
estanc stop; staunch + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation)
verb Rare #42,429
to stop, to staunch Often used for stopping the flow of something, especially bleeding.
PO: O médico conseguiu estancar o sangramento rapidamente.
EN: The doctor managed to stop the bleeding quickly.
Conjugation of estancar
estancar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First estancar —
Third estancar —

Pai, tentei estancar.

Dad, I tried to stop the bleeding.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Temos que estancar o sangramento!

We have to stop the bleeding!

— [REC] (2007)

O doutor finalmente conseguiu estancar a hemorragia.

The doctor finally managed to stop the bleeding.

Vamos estancar.

Let's stop this.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Sounds similar to

espancar i ʃ p ɐ̃ k a ɾ