mastigar

to chew

m ɐ ʃ t i ɡ a ɾ
mastig to chew + ar 1st/3rd person singular future subjunctive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #33,799
to chew
PO: É importante mastigar bem os alimentos.
EN: It's important to chew your food well.
Conjugation of mastigar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third mastiga —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second mastiga —
mastigar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First mastigar —
Third mastigar —
Present

Quase não consigo mastigar!

I can barely chew!

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

É difícil para mim mastigar.

It's difficult for me to chew.

Ele mordeu mais do que podia mastigar.

He bit off more than he could chew.

Prefiro mastigar meu próprio braço.

I'd rather chew on my own arm.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Pare de mastigar, Catarina.

Stop chewing, Catarina.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Depois disso alguém tinha que lhe mastigar a comida.

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

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Sinto vontade de mastigar sua orelha.

I feel like chewing on your ear.

— Guardiões da Noite (2004)

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