costurar

Senses

1. 1.

   to sew

   to join or fasten fabric using needle and thread

2. 2.

   to stitch (up)

   to close a wound with sutures

3. 3.

   to piece together, to cobble together

   to combine disparate elements into a whole (figurative)

Examples

• "Minha avó me ensinou a costurar quando eu era criança."

  My grandmother taught me to sew when I was a child.

• "O médico precisou costurar o corte com cinco pontos."

  The doctor had to stitch up the cut with five stitches.

• "Ele conseguiu costurar um acordo entre as duas empresas."

  He managed to piece together an agreement between the two companies.

Usage

Regular -ar verb. Common collocations include "costurar à mão" (to hand-sew), "costurar à máquina" (to machine-sew), and "máquina de costurar" (sewing machine). The figurative sense (to piece together) is very common in journalism and business contexts.