molhar

Senses

1. 1.

   to wet, to moisten

   to make something wet or damp with water or liquid

2. 2.

   to get wet, to soak

   to become wet (when reflexive or intransitive)

3. 3.

   to dip, to dunk

   to immerse briefly in liquid

Examples

• "A chuva molhou toda a roupa que estava no varal."

  The rain wet all the clothes that were on the line.

• "Vou molhar o biscoito no café."

  I'm going to dip the cookie in the coffee.

• "Cuidado para não se molhar na piscina!"

  Be careful not to get wet in the pool!

Usage

Very common verb in everyday Brazilian Portuguese. Often used reflexively (molhar-se) to mean "to get oneself wet." Common collocations include "molhar o cabelo" (wet one's hair), "molhar a cama" (wet the bed), and "molhar as plantas" (water the plants).