Travou Examples?
2.7BRAINROT SCOREtravou Brazilian Portuguese informal expression for a game, app or computer that froze or stopped responding, as in "o jogo travou". It is the past form of the everyday verb "travar"; this entry covers the computing and gaming sense of freezing, not the other meanings of braking or blocking.
Origin:"Travar" is an ordinary Portuguese verb whose dictionary senses are braking, fastening and preventing; the Portuguese Wiktionary entry does not list the freezing sense, which is a figurative extension seen in everyday computing talk. An Esports.net Brasil glossary uses "travando" in its explanation of lag. No dated first use of the freezing sense is documented.
First Seen:Unknown (no dated first use documented)
Peak Era:Unknown (in everyday use among Brazilian computer and game users)
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Using It Correctly In Context)
EXAMPLE USAGE
""O jogo travou bem na hora do boss", he said, showing a frozen screen."
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