fundir
/fũˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/
To merge in Portuguese is fundir.
The verb fundir is used to describe the action of combining things into a single whole. In the field of linguistics, the term conectar refers to a syntactic operation involving a merge.
Meaning: (transitive) to combine into a whole (verb)
Which one should you use?
While fundir is the standard verb, you may encounter several formal nouns depending on the specific context of the merge: Fusão is used to signify a merge, Incorporação conveys the concept of a merge and Consolidação depicts the process of merging or consolidating entities.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In European Portuguese, juntar-se is commonly used to denote the concept of merge.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
/fũˈdʒi(ʁ)/
Did you know?
- In a domestic context, if a Portuguese speaker says a light bulb or a circuit has fundido, it means it has blown or short-circuited rather than merged.
- Because fundir comes from the Latin 'fundere', it is a distant linguistic cousin to the English word 'foundry', the place where metal is melted.
- In Portuguese, the word fusão is also the technical term used in physics to describe nuclear fusion, the process that powers the sun.
Examples in context
- A fusão das duas empresas irá fortalecer o mercado.The merger of the two companies will strengthen the market.
- A incorporação da empresa A pela empresa B foi concluída com sucesso.The merger of company A by company B was successfully completed.
- Vamos juntar nossas economias para viajar nas férias.Let's merge our savings to travel on vacation.
- Ele misturou as ideias de todos os membros da equipe.He merged the ideas of all team members.
- Vamos unir nossos esforços para alcançar o objetivo comum.Let's merge our efforts to achieve the common goal.
- A empresa busca aglutinar profissionais de diferentes áreas.The company aims to merge professionals from different areas.
- As duas empresas decidiram juntar-se para enfrentar a concorrência.The two companies decided to merge to face the competition.
- Eles querem fundir as duas empresas.They want to merge the two companies.
- O plano é fundir os departamentos.The plan is to merge the departments.
- Decidimos fundir os dois projetos.We decided to merge the two projects.
Example conversation
Gabriel and Beatriz are discussing a business strategy at a cafe.
- GabrielBeatriz, você quer fundir os setores?Beatriz, do you want to merge the sectors?
- BeatrizSim, Gabriel, acho que é melhor.Yes, Gabriel, I think it is better.
- GabrielA ideia é fundir tudo agora?Is the idea to merge everything now?
- BeatrizNão, vamos fundir aos poucos.No, we will merge them gradually.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry fundir, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fundir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
