fermentar

Senses

1. 1.

   to ferment

   to undergo or cause chemical breakdown by microorganisms (yeast, bacteria)

2. 2.

   to brew, to simmer

   to develop or intensify gradually (emotions, ideas, unrest)

Examples

• "A massa do pão precisa fermentar por pelo menos uma hora."

  The bread dough needs to ferment for at least one hour.

• "O suco de uva fermenta naturalmente e vira vinho."

  Grape juice ferments naturally and becomes wine.

• "A insatisfação popular estava fermentando há meses antes dos protestos."

  Popular discontent had been brewing for months before the protests.

Usage

Common in culinary contexts (bread, beer, wine, kimchi). The figurative sense often refers to social or political unrest gradually building up. Regular -ar verb conjugation.