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estancar

to stop, to staunch

i ʃ t ɐ̃ k a ɾ
estanc stop; staunch + ar Infinitive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #39,356
to stop, to staunch Used especially for stopping bleeding or a flow of liquid.
PO: É importante estancar o sangramento.
EN: It’s important to stop the bleeding.
Conjugation of estancar
estancar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First estancar —
Third estancar —

Vamos estancar.

Let's stop this.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Temos que estancar o sangramento!

We have to stop the bleeding!

— [REC] (2007)

Pai, tentei estancar.

Dad, I tried to stop the bleeding.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Mas o sangue não havia meio de estancar.

But the bleeding just wouldn’t stop.

— O Pagador de Promessas (1962)

O doutor finalmente conseguiu estancar a hemorragia.

The doctor finally managed to stop the bleeding.

Sounds similar to

espancar i ʃ p ɐ̃ k a ɾ