desenfadar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ enfadar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.faˈda(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.faˈda(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.faˈda(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.faˈda(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.faˈda(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.faˈda(ɾ)/, (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.faˈda(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.faˈda(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.faˈda(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.faˈda(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.faˈda(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.faˈda(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.faˈda(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.faˈda(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: de‧sen‧fa‧dar

Verb

desenfadar (first-person singular present desenfado, first-person singular preterite desenfadei, past participle desenfadado)

  1. (transitive) to amuse; to entertain
    • 1878, Machado de Assis, Eça de Queirós: O primo Basilio:
      Supondo que este trocadilho de idéias veio somente para desenfadar o estilo, me abstenho de o considerar mais tempo; mas não irei adiante sem convidar os defensores a todo transe a que releiam com pausa, o livro do Sr. Eça de Queirós: é o melhor método quando se procura penetrar a verdade de uma concepção.
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  2. (pronominal) to enjoy oneself
    • 1900, Machado de Assis, “CVI”, in Dom Casmurro:
      A princípio supus que era um recurso para desenfadar-me, mas daí a pouco estava eu mesmo calculando também, já então com papel e lápis, sobre o joelho, e dava a diferença que ela buscava.
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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ enfadar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desenfaˈdaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧sen‧fa‧dar

Verb

desenfadar (first-person singular present desenfado, first-person singular preterite desenfadé, past participle desenfadado)

  1. to stop being annoyed, to chill, to chill out, to calm down

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