Portuguese verbs — E

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• economizar to save
• editar to edit (to change a text, or a document)
• educar to educate
• efectuar to effect
• elaborar to elaborate
• eleger to elect
• elevar to elevate
• eliminar to eliminate
• eliminar-se to eliminate oneself
• emagrecer to lose weight
• emagrecer-se to lose weight
• embalar to pack
• embarcar to embark
• embarcar-se to board oneself
• embebedar to get someone drunk
• embelezar to beautify (make beautiful or more beautiful)
• embrulhar to wrap
• emendar to amend
• emergir to emerge, to arise
• emigrar to emigrate (to leave one’s country)
• emitir to emit
• emocionar-se to be moved, to get emotional
• empacotar to pack
• empatar to tie (in a game or competition)
• empreender to undertake
• emprestar to lend
• empurrar to push
• encaixar to fit (to conform to in size and shape)
• encaminhar to forward (to send on)
• encarar to face
• encerar to wax
• encerrar to close
• encher to fill
• encobrir to cover up
• encolher shrink
• encomendar to order
• encontrar to find
• encontrar-se to meet oneself
• encorajar to encourage
• encostar to lean
• endireitar straighten
• enfeitar decorate
• enfiar to thread
• enforcar to hang
• enfraquecer to weaken (make weaker)
• enfrentar to face
• enganar to deceive
• engarrafar bottle
• engatar hook
• engolir to swallow, to consume food
• engordar to gain weight
• engordar-se to gain weight
• engravidar to get pregnant
• enlatar to can
• enlouquecer to go crazy.
• enriquecer to enrich
• enrolar to roll up (to coil or wrap something)
• ensaiar to rehearse
• ensinar to teach
• ensinar-se to teach oneself
• entender to understand, to grasp, to comprehend
• entender-se to comprehend oneself
• enterrar to bury.
• entrar to enter
• entreabrir to partially open
• entreabrir-se to partially open oneself
• entregar to deliver
• entreter to entertain
• entrevistar to interview
• entristecer-se to become sad
• envelhecer to age
• envelhecer-se to age oneself
• envenenar to poison
• envergonhar to embarrass
• envergonhar-se to be ashamed, to be embarrassed
• enviar to send
• enviuvar to become a widower
• envolver to involve.
• enxaguar-se to rinse oneself
• enxertar graft
• equilibrar to balance
• erguer to raise
• errar to err / to make a mistake
• esboçar sketch
• escalar to climb
• escanear scan
• escapar to escape
• escavar to dig
• esclarecer to clarify
• escolher to choose
• escolher-se to choose oneself
• esconder to hide
• escorregar slip
• escorrer drain
• escovar-se to brush (one's hair or teeth)
• escrever to write
• esculpir to sculpt
• escurecer to darken
• escutar to listen
• esfaquear to stab
• esforçar to strive
• esfregar to scrub
• esfregar-se to scrub oneself
• esfriar to cool down
• esmagar to crush
• espalhar to spread
• espancar to beat
• especializar-se to specialise
• especializar-se to specialize oneself
• especular to speculate
• esperar to wait
• esperar-se to wait for oneself
• espetar to skewer
• espiar to spy
• espirrar to sneeze
• espreitar to spy
• esquecer to forget
• esquiar to ski
• estabelecer to establish
• estabilizar to stabilise
• estacionar to park
• estalar to burst
• estar to be (state, location)
• estar-se to be oneself
• estender to extend; to broaden; to widen (to increase in extent or size)
• esticar to stretch (lengthen by pulling)
• estourar to burst
• estragar to spoil
• estrangular to strangle
• estressar-se to get stressed (Brazil)
• estudar to study
• esvaziar to empty (to make empty)
• etiquetar to label
• evacuar to evacuate
• evitar to avoid
• evoluir to evolve
• exagerar to exaggerate
• exalar to exhale
• exalar-se to exhale oneself
• examinar to examine
• examinar-se to examine oneself
• excluir to exclude
• excursionar to go on an excursion
• executar to execute
• exercer to exercise
• exibir to display
• exigir to demand
• existir to exist
• expandir to expand
• experimentar to try, to experiment.
• experimentar-se to try oneself
• explicar to explain
• explodir to explode
• explorar to explore
• explorar-se to explore oneself
• expor to expose
• exportar to export
• expressar to express
• exprimir to express (to convey in words)
• expulsar to expel
• expulsar-se to expel oneself
• exterminar to exterminate
• externalizar to externalise
• extraditar to extradite
• extrair to extract