aborda

Aborda is a form of the Portuguese verb abordar. It appears in the present indicative as ele aborda, ela aborda, você aborda, and in the informal tú form as tu abordas, depending on dialect. It also occurs as the imperative for the second person singular, as in aborda!, meaning a direct command to address or to board.

The primary sense of abordar is to approach or to deal with something or someone. In everyday language, a sentence such as “Ela aborda o tema com cautela” means she addresses or tackles the topic with care. The verb is commonly used with objects referring to people, topics, problems, or issues, for example, “abordar um assunto,” “abordar um debate,” or “abordar alguém na rua.”

A second, distinct sense of abordar is nautical or physical: to board a vessel or to come alongside a ship. In maritime or security contexts, “abordar o navio” means to board the ship, and “os agentes abordaram o suspeito” indicates agents intercepted or approached a person.

In summary, abordar and its form aborda carry the core idea of moving toward and engaging with something, whether by addressing a matter in conversation or by physically boarding a vessel. The verb has broad, context-dependent use in formal, informal, nautical, and procedural language.