soprar

Senses

1. 1.

   to blow

   to expel air from the mouth or to move air with force

2. 2.

   to whisper

   to speak softly or secretly into someone's ear

3. 3.

   to prompt

   to feed someone the answer or words they forgot (in theater, exams, etc.)

4. 4.

   to blow out

   to extinguish by blowing air (candles, flames)

Examples

• "Ela soprou as velas do bolo de aniversário."

  She blew out the candles on the birthday cake.

• "O vento soprava forte durante a tempestade."

  The wind was blowing hard during the storm.

• "Não vale soprar a resposta para o colega durante a prova!"

  You can't whisper the answer to your classmate during the test!

Usage

Common regular -ar verb. Often used with "vento sopra" (the wind blows) and "soprar velas" (blow out candles). In informal contexts, "soprar" can mean to whisper answers/secrets or to prompt someone who forgot their lines. The expression "nem sopra!" means "don't even breathe a word!"