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tapar

cover, block (an opening)

t ɐ p a ɾ
tap cover; close + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation)
verb Rare #32,784
cover, block (an opening) Often used for covering or stopping up an opening (a hole, a drain, a bottle, etc.).
PO: Vou tapar o buraco na parede.
EN: I'm going to cover the hole in the wall.
Conjugation of tapar
tapar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First tapar —
Third tapar —

Vamos tapar o buraco.

Let’s fill the hole.

Se você nunca escolher tapar esse buraco, nunca estará satisfeito.

If you never choose to fill that hole, you'll never be satisfied.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)

Temos de tapar os vazamentos ou estamos acabados.

We have to plug the leaks or we're finished.

— O Barco: Inferno no Mar (1981)

Eles se recusam a tapar a vala!

They refuse to fill in the ditch!

— O Capitão (2018)

Vamos tapar esse aqui.

Let's cover this one up.

— Bacurau (2019)

Pare de tapar meus ouvidos!

Stop covering my ears!

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Vamos tapar esse.

Let's cover this one up.

— Bacurau (2019)

Sounds similar to

topar t u p a ɾ