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zoar

to make fun of, tease, to make noise, to party, have fun

z w a ɾ
zo to make fun of, tease + ar future subjunctive: I/he/she
verb Rare #33,261
to make fun of, tease Informal, especially common in Brazilian Portuguese.
PO: Eles gostam de zoar o irmão mais novo.
EN: They like to tease their younger brother.
to make noise Informal, especially common in Brazilian Portuguese.
PO: Os alunos começaram a zoar no corredor.
EN: The students started making noise in the hallway.
to party, have fun Informal Brazilian Portuguese.
PO: Vamos zoar na praia hoje à noite.
EN: We're going to have fun at the beach tonight.
Conjugation of zoar
Present
zoando
zoar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First zoar —
Third zoar —

Tem gente querendo me zoar, né?

People are trying to make fun of me, aren’t they?

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Pode zoar, pode me zoar à vontade.

Go ahead and make fun of me—feel free.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Louco, Alter, sem zoar!

Crazy, Alter, no kidding!

— A Onda (2008)

Zoar, vamos, que tipo de problemas com filhos ele pôde ter?

Zoar, come on, what kind of problems with children could he have had?

— Guardiões do Dia (2006)

Não tem nada para zoar.

There’s nothing to make fun of.

— La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)

Vai zoar, nada.

You're not going to mess around.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Inventei que tinha AIDS para ninguém zoar comigo.

I made up having AIDS so no one would make fun of me.

— Carandiru (2003)

Sounds similar to

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