How to say "to shake, rock back and forth" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "to shake, rock back and forth" translates to  abalar 

Transliteration: ah-bah-LAHR

🇧🇷 O terremoto pode abalar as construções.

🗣️ O tehr-reh-MOH-toh POH-deh ah-bah-LAHR ahs kohn-stroo-SEWNS.

🇺🇸 The earthquake can shake the buildings.



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Brazilian Portuguese

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How to say "to shake, rock back and forth" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "abalar" which translates to "to shake, rock back and forth".

How to pronounce "abalar" (to shake, rock back and forth) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "abalar" is pronounced as "ah-bah-LAHR".

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