arrumar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

arrumar (first-person singular present arrumo, first-person singular preterite arrumí, past participle arrumat)

1. (dialectal) to singe

   Synonym: socarrimar

Conjugation

Further reading

• “arrumar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French arrumer. Compare with arrimar. Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *ad-φrima-Ø.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ar‧ru‧mar

Verb

arrumar (first-person singular present arrumo, first-person singular preterite arrumei, past participle arrumado)

1. (transitive) to fix

   Synonyms: consertar, arranjar

2. (transitive) to set up
3. (transitive) to set

   arrumar a mesa ― set the table

4. (transitive) to tidy
5. (transitive) to stow, guard, save

   Synonym: guardar

6. (transitive) to organize

   Synonym: organizar

7. (Brazil, informal, transitive) to get, obtain, acquire

   Synonyms: arranjar, conseguir

   arrumar um emprego ― get a job

8. (Brazil, informal, transitive) to find (a way of)

   Arrumei um jeito melhor de ganhar dinheiro.

   I found a better way to make money.

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:arrumar.

Derived terms

• arrumador

Further reading

• “arrumar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aruˈmaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧rru‧mar

Verb

arrumar (first-person singular present arrumo, first-person singular preterite arrumé, past participle arrumado)

1. (nautical) to load (cargo)
2. (Colombia, Venezuela) to pile up; to heap up
3. (Honduras, colloquial) to pet; to fondle

Conjugation

Further reading

• “arrumar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014