ele enfiou

stuck in, shoved in, put in

→ enfiar
enfi to put in, to stick in, to shove in + ou 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #25,985
stuck in, shoved in, put in Past tense (he/she/it/you formal) of “enfiar”; often implies doing it quickly or forcefully.
PO: Ele enfiou a chave na fechadura.
EN: He stuck the key in the lock.
Conjugation of enfiar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First enfiei
Third enfiou

Havia veneno no pano que enfiou na boca de Santiago?

Was there poison on the cloth he stuffed into Santiago's mouth?

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Ele enfiou na boca, arranque.

He shoved it in his mouth—yank it out.

— Pinóquio (2019)

Tom enfiou as mãos nos bolsos.

Tom put his hands in his pockets.

A guerrilha se enfiou no bosque.

The guerrillas retreated into the woods.

— O Labirinto do Fauno (2006)

Ele enfiou o dinheiro em seu bolso.

He stuffed the money into his pocket.

Ele se enfiou no diário dele.

He buried himself in his diary.

— Não Se Vive Duas Vezes (2011)

Ele enfiou a chave na fechadura.

He put the key in the lock.

John Bull enfiou as mãos nas suas calças, agarrou as suas bolas.

John Bull reached into his pants and grabbed his testicles.

— Ventos da Liberdade (2006)

Onde é que se enfiou esse maldito rato?

Where the hell did that damned rat crawl off to?

— O Capitão (2018)

Ele enfiou uma palha no formigueiro.

He stuck a straw into the anthill.

Ele enfiou algumas moedas no meu bolso.

He slipped some coins into my pocket.