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Portuguese
Etymology
From assédio + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.se.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.seˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.se.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.seˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.se.d͡ʒiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.seˈd͡ʒja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.se.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.seˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.se.d͡ʒiˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.seˈd͡ʒja(ɻ)/
Verb
assediar (first-person singular present assedio, first-person singular preterite assediei, past participle assediado)
- (transitive) to besiege; to siege (lay siege to)
- Synonyms: cercar, sitiar
- to harass (annoy endlessly)
- Synonym: molestar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.