arrecostar

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Spanish

Etymology

From standard Spanish recostarse (to lean upon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arekosˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧rre‧cos‧tar

Verb

arrecostar (first-person singular present arrecuesto, first-person singular preterite arrecosté, past participle arrecostado)

  1. (transitive) to support the upper part of the body, especially the head
  2. (transitive) to rest something at an incline upon something else
  3. (reflexive) to lie down for a time, at any time of day, generally still dressed
  4. (reflexive) to support someone, physically or mentally, about something or someone
  5. (reflexive) to take advantage, abusively, of the work and efforts of another person

Conjugation

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