aparentar

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Etymology

From aparent +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

aparentar (first-person singular present aparento, first-person singular preterite aparentí, past participle aparentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. to feign, to pretend
    • 2017 January 4, Iosu de la Torre, “La guerra de les Campos ocupa (gairebé) totes les portades”, in El Periódico:
      La guerra de les Campos té dos bàndols al quiosc malgrat que les capçaleres intentin aparentar neutralitat.
      The war of Las Campos has two factions at the newsstand, although the headlines are trying to feign neutrality.
  2. to appear, to seem
    • 2017 January 4, Toni Aira, “'Empollons' i ianquis”, in El Periódico:
      N'hi ha que, fora del Partit Popular, encara es pregunten si realment la figura del director del Gabinet de Presidència, Jorge Moragas, és tan determinant com aparenta a l'hora de decidir tant l'acció política com el discurs de Rajoy.
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Portuguese

Etymology

From aparente +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧pa‧ren‧tar

Verb

aparentar (first-person singular present aparento, first-person singular preterite aparentei, past participle aparentado)

  1. to pretend, feign
  2. to appear, seem

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From aparente +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apaɾenˈtaɾ/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧ren‧tar

Verb

aparentar (first-person singular present aparento, first-person singular preterite aparenté, past participle aparentado)

  1. to pretend, feign, front
    Synonym: fingir
  2. to appear, seem

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