desentender

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Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ entender.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

desentender (first-person singular present desentendo, first-person singular preterite desentendi, past participle desentendido)

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to have an argument, to verbally fight with someone
    Desentendeu-se com o amigo.He had an argument with a friend.
    Não podemos nos desentender.We can't have any fights.

Conjugation

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desentenˈdeɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧sen‧ten‧der

Verb

desentender

  1. only used in se ... desentender, syntactic variant of desentenderse