English-Portuguese translations for fathom

• braça
• compreender
  Temos questões consulares de uma multiplicidade difícil de compreender. We have consular issues that are of a multitude that is difficult to fathom.
  Pela minha parte, não sou capaz de compreender os vossos relatórios sobre o Conselho Europeu. I for one am unable to fathom your reports in relation to the European Council.
  Na qualidade de ex-Presidente da Comissão, está bem posicionado para compreender a razão pela qual os cidadãos europeus estão cada vez mais a voltar as costas à Europa actual. As a former President of the Commission, you are therefore well placed to fathom why the European citizens are increasingly turning their backs on present-day Europe.
• sondar

Definition of fathom

• Grasp, envelopment, control
• Various similar units in other systems
• Depth of insight, mental reach or scope
• To encircle with outstretched arms, especially to take a measurement; to embrace
• To get to the bottom of; to manage to comprehend; understand (a problem etc

Examples

• I cant for the life of me fathom what this means

Related words

• unfathomable
• fathomless
• fathomable
• unfathomably
• fathometer
• unfathomability
• fathom out