What does reagir in Portuguese mean?

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

The word reagir in Portuguese means react, resist, react, react, , responder, reagir, retaliar, reagir, revidar, retaliar, reagir, reagir, reagir, responder, ricochetear, reagir, política de não reagir, reagir exageradamente, reagir a, voltar ao normal. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word reagir

react

(exercer reação)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

resist

(demonstrar reação, protestar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

react

(química (entrar em reação) (chemistry)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

react

(química (gerar reação)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

responder

intransitive verb (answer, reply)

ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Ele reagiu rapidamente ao tratamento.
When he is unsure of the answer to a question, he does not respond.

reagir

intransitive verb (person, animal)

John reagiu mal quando ouviu as notícias.
John reacted badly when he heard the news.

retaliar

phrasal verb, intransitive (retaliate)

Se você ataca minorias, deve esperar que elas retaliem.
If you attack minorities, you must expect them to fight back.

reagir, revidar, retaliar

(retaliate against) (devolver um golpe)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The victim of the attempted mugging hit back at his attackers, and they ran off empty-handed.

reagir

intransitive verb (chemistry)

Estas duas substâncias reagem uma com a outra.
These two substances react with each other.

reagir

(react)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ele reagiu negativamente à minha crítica.
He responded negatively to my critique.

reagir

intransitive verb (respond to a drug) (medicina)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O paciente reagiu bem ao tratamento e agora está melhorando.
The patient reacted well to the treatment and is now getting better.

responder

(be cured by)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A boa notícia é que o câncer parece estar respondendo à quimioterapia.
The good news is that the cancer seems to be responding to the chemotherapy.

ricochetear

intransitive verb (recoil)

The lasso backlashed and knocked off his hat.

reagir

(respond negatively to [sth])

Martha reacted against her parents' strict morals by becoming a rebel.

política de não reagir

noun (informal, figurative (non-intervention)

Quando confrontado com crimes, a polícia alerta os moradores a adotar a política de não reagir.
When confronted with crime, police advise residents to adopt a hands-off policy.

reagir exageradamente

intransitive verb (react excessively)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Stop overreacting and calm down!

reagir a

(person, animal)

Os trabalhadores reagiram às notícias de demissões planejadas organizando uma greve.
Workers reacted to the news of planned job losses by staging a strike.

voltar ao normal

verbal expression (slang (return quickly to normal) (voltar rapidamente ao normal)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
The teacher caught James daydreaming, but he soon snapped out of it.

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