mastigar

chew

m ɐ ʃ t i ɡ a ɾ
mastig chew + ar 1st/3rd person singular future subjunctive
verb Rare #33,225
chew
PO: Você precisa mastigar bem a comida.
EN: You need to chew your food well.
Conjugation of mastigar
mastigar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First mastigar —
Third mastigar —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third mastiga —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second mastiga —
Present

Depois disso alguém tinha que lhe mastigar a comida.

After that, someone had to chew the food for him.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Prefiro mastigar meu próprio braço.

I'd rather chew on my own arm.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

É difícil para mim mastigar.

It's difficult for me to chew.

Quase não consigo mastigar!

I can barely chew!

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

Pare de mastigar, Catarina.

Stop chewing, Catarina.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Ele mordeu mais do que podia mastigar.

He bit off more than he could chew.

Sinto vontade de mastigar sua orelha.

I feel like chewing on your ear.

— Guardiões da Noite (2004)

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