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A briga durou pouco, pois logo fui amassado contra a parede.

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A
     1. n. Alternative form of á
     2. n-m. alt sp-lite, á
     3. art. feminine singular of o
     4. pron. her, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ela)
     5. prep. to, introduces the indirect object
     6. prep. to; towards, indicates destination
     7. prep. away, indicates a physical distance
     8. prep. with; by means of, using as an instrument or means
     9. prep. with; on, using as a medium or fuel
     10. prep. by, using the specified measurement; in the specified quantity
     11. prep. (preceded and followed by the same word) by, indicates a steady progression
     12. prep. in the style or manner of; a la
     13. prep. (limited use, see usage notes) at, during the specified period
     14. prep. (rare except in set terms) at; in, indicates a location or position
     15. prep. indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
     16. prep. (followed by a verb in the infinitive form) forms the present participle
     17. prep. (followed by an infinitive or present passive) to, forms the future participle
     18. interj. oh, expression of mild surprise
     19. v. misspelling of há
briga
     1. n-f. fight (physical confrontation)
     2. v. verb form of brigar
durou
     1. v. verb form of durar
     durar
          1. v. to last, endure
pouco
     1. pron. little of something
     2. pron. a short while
     3. det. little; few (not many)
     4. adv. little (not much or not often)
     5. adv. for a short duration
pois
     1. adv. so; then (in that case)
     2. adv. emphasises a yes-or-no answer or an order
     3. conj. because; for (by or for the cause that)
logo
     1. adv. soon (in a short while)
     2. adv. immediately after, right after
     3. adv. (Brazil) already (used to emphasize impatience)
     4. conj. thus, therefore (for this reason)
     5. v. verb form of logar
     6. n-m. logo (a logotype)
fui
     1. v. verb form of ir
     2. v. verb form of ser
     3. interj. (Brazil, colloquial) a farewell
     ir
          1. v. (indtr, para, a, em, até, intr=1) to go (to move to a destination)
          2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going to; forms the future tense
          3. v. (auxiliary) to keep on; to go on; ~ on; forms the continuative aspect
          4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to go; to leave; to depart
          5. v. (indtr, para, em, a, intr=1) to attend; to go to (to be present in an event)
          6. v. (indtr, até) to go on until; to last to
          7. v. (indtr, em, intr=1) to do; to fare (to have a good or bad result)
          8. v. to be doing (formula used in greetings)
          9. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be gone (depleted, destroyed; no longer usable)
          10. v. (euphemistic, takes a reflexive pronoun) to leave us; to depart (to die)
          11. v. to go (to begin an action or process)
          12. v. (indtr, com) to match; to go with (to form a good combination with)
          13. v. (indtr, com) to like or tolerate someone or something
          14. v. (indtr, por) to follow (to take into account when making choices)
          15. v. (indtr, de) to range from (to encompass values between two given extremes)
          16. v. (poker, intransitive) to call (to match the amount of chips in the pot)
          17. v. to depart; to leave
          18. v. to pass away; to depart; to die
     ser
          1. v. (copulative) to be (to have the given quality), especially a quality that is intrinsic or not expected to change, contrasting with estar which denotes a temporary quality
          2. v. to be (to be an example or type of, or the same as)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be (forms the passive voice)
          4. v. (impersonal) to be (indicates a point in time)
          5. v. (indtr, em, -another locational preposition) to be in (to be located in)
          6. v. (indtr, de) to be from (to have as one’s place of origin)
          7. v. (indtr, de) to be (someone’s); to belong to
          8. v. (indtr, para, aux=personal infinitive, .transitive, .or) to be for; to be to (to have as its purpose)
          9. v. (indtr, para, .impersonal, aux=personal infinitive) to be supposed to; should (introduces an expected or demanded action)
          10. v. to be; to cost (to be worth a given amount of money)
          11. v. to happen; to take place; to occur
          12. v. (indtr, por, a favor de, contra) to be against or in favour of
          13. v. (poetic, intransitive) to exist; to be
          14. v. (impersonal, transitive) used for emphasis
          15. n-m. being (a living creature)
amassado
     1. Participle. past participle of amassar
     amassar
          1. v. to knead
          2. v. to crush, to smash
          3. v. to win undoubtedly at an argumentation or quarrel
          4. v. to wrinkle (clothes)
          5. v. to dent, to crumple
contra
     1. prep. against
a
     1. n-m. alt sp-lite, á
     2. art. feminine singular of o
     3. pron. her, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ela)
     4. prep. to, introduces the indirect object
     5. prep. to; towards, indicates destination
     6. prep. away, indicates a physical distance
     7. prep. with; by means of, using as an instrument or means
     8. prep. with; on, using as a medium or fuel
     9. prep. by, using the specified measurement; in the specified quantity
     10. prep. (preceded and followed by the same word) by, indicates a steady progression
     11. prep. in the style or manner of; a la
     12. prep. (limited use, see usage notes) at, during the specified period
     13. prep. (rare except in set terms) at; in, indicates a location or position
     14. prep. indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
     15. prep. (followed by a verb in the infinitive form) forms the present participle
     16. prep. (followed by an infinitive or present passive) to, forms the future participle
     17. interj. oh, expression of mild surprise
     18. v. misspelling of há
parede
     1. n-f. wall (of a house or building)




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