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obligate in Portuguese

obligate in Portuguese is essencial, exigido, obrigação — obligate means to force or require someone to do something because of a duty, law or moral rule.

obligate in Portuguese

essencial
adj
Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
exigido
adj
Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
obrigação
verb

What does "obligate" mean?

  1. verb To force or require someone to do something because of a duty, law or moral rule.
    "That progress has taken over ten years and £20 million to bring to fruition. But, as Mands explains, the journey has been one that HSG has been almost obligated to undertake. "First and foremost, this is an environmental project," she says."
  2. verb To make someone feel they owe thanks or a favour.
  3. verb To set money aside so that a duty can be carried out.
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  • That progress has taken over ten years and £20 million to bring to fruition. But, as Mands explains, the journey has been one that HSG has been almost obligated to undertake. "First and foremost, this is an environmental project," she says.

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What is "obligate" in Portuguese?
"obligate" in Portuguese is essencial, exigido, obrigação. obligate means: To force or require someone to do something because of a duty, law or moral rule.
Are there other ways to say "obligate" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "obligate": essencial, exigido, obrigação.
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