What does tosquiar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word tosquiar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tosquiar in Portuguese.

The word tosquiar in Portuguese means shear, clip, rob, fleece, tosquiar, tosquiar, máquina de cortar ou de tosquiar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tosquiar

shear, clip, rob, fleece

tosquiar

transitive verb (shave wool from: a sheep)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O fazendeiro está tosquiando suas ovelhas.
The farmer is shearing his sheep.

tosquiar

transitive verb (shear the wool from)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ben tosquiou o carneiro.
Ben fleeced the sheep.

máquina de cortar ou de tosquiar

plural noun (device for trimming hair) (cabelos)

The barber used the hair clippers to trim Michael's hair.

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