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Galician
Etymology
From apertar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
apertado (feminine apertada, masculine plural apertados, feminine plural apertadas)
- tight
- narrow
- (figurative) stingy
Participle
apertado (feminine apertada, masculine plural apertados, feminine plural apertadas)
- past participle of apertar
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “apertado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “apertado”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “apertado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “apertado”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “apertado”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From apertar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
apertado (feminine apertada, masculine plural apertados, feminine plural apertadas, comparable, comparative mais apertado, superlative o mais apertado or apertadíssimo, diminutive apertadinho)
- tight
Esta camisa é muito apertada.- This shirt is too tight.
- (Brazil, colloquial, often childish) needing to pee
Tem banheiro aqui? Eu tô muito apertado!- Is there a restroom here? I need to pee urgently!
Derived terms
Participle
apertado (feminine apertada, masculine plural apertados, feminine plural apertadas)
- past participle of apertar
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