entenderen.ten.dersm1 understanding.
2 opinion, judgement, statement:
no meu entender, isto está errado / according to my opinion, this is wrong, to the best of my knowledge, this is wrong.
vt+vpr1 to understand: a) to get the meaning of:
agora entendi / now I understand, now I got it:
assim como eu entendo / as I understand it:
disso eu não entendo nada / I understand nothing about it:
não consigo entender / I fail to see, understand. b) to comprehend, apprehend, perceive. c) to know. d) to be informed, hear:
eu cá me entendo / I understand my own business. e) to have a knowledge of, be acquainted with:
ele entende de música / he understands music:
ela entende de negócios / she is an expert in business:
ele entende de cavalos / he has a good eye for horses.
2 to conceive, imagine, mean:
que entende você por isso? / what do you mean by that?
3 to judge, suppose.
4 to believe, think.
5 to contend, dispute.
6 entender-se a) to understand each other, agree:
nós nos entendemos / we understand each other:
eles lá se entendem / they play booty:
eles não se entendem / they are at cross-purposes:
estamos falando sem nos entendermos / we are talking at cross-purposes. b) to be in agreement with:
não conseguimos nos entender com eles / we could not make ourselves understood:
vou me entender com ele / I shall get that straight with him. c) to concern oneself with:
como geralmente se entende / according to the general opinion.
Expressõesdar a entender to insinuate, give a hint of, give to understand:
deram-me a entender / I was given to understand:
ele deu a entender que estava muito contrariado / he indicated that he was very displeased.
entender do assunto to be well acquainted with a matter.
entender mal to misunderstand.
faça como entender have it your own way.
faço-me entender I explain my thoughts.
não consegui entender as suas intenções I could not catch his drift.
não posso entender! I can’t make it out!
pelo que eu posso entender as far as I can see.
