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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese apresentar, presentar, from Latin praesentāre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧pre‧sen‧tar
Verb
apresentar (first-person singular present apresento, first-person singular preterite apresentei, past participle apresentado)
- (transitive) to introduce (to make multiple people become acquainted with one another)
Fui eu que apresentei os noivos.- I’m the one who introduced the fiancés.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun or ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to introduce; to present (to make (someone or someone) become acquainted to)
Ela chegou e logo se apresentou.- She arrived and soon afterwards introduced herself.
Alguém deve apresentar o enviado ao rei.- Someone should present the envoy to the king.
- (transitive) to present (to put (something) forward to be seen)
Apresentamos o novo produto ao mercado.- We presented the new product to the market.
A acusação apresentou as evidências.- The accusers presented their evidence.
- (transitive) to present (to give a presentation)
Três doutorandos apresentarão suas teses amanhã.- Three doctorate students will present their theses tomorrow.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to perform (to do something in front of an audience)
Venha ver minha banda se apresentar sábado.- Come see my band perform Saturday.
- (transitive) to exhibit (to have as a characteristic)
O corpo apresentava vários buracos de bala.- The corpse exhibited various bulletholes.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:apresentar.
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