desconversar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, to untalk, to unconverse, from des- (un-) +‎ conversar (talk, converse).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.kõ.veʁˈsa(ʁ)/ , /d͡ʒis.kõ.veʁˈsa(ʁ)/
 

Verb

desconversar (first-person singular present desconverso, first-person singular preterite desconversei, past participle desconversado)

  1. (intransitive) to change the subject, especially to avoid an uncomfortable topic
    • 2013, José Carlos Gomes, Um Romântico em Trânsito pela Terra dos Cínicos, Edição de Autor, page 57:
      - Estás a desconversar!
      - You are change the subject!

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