deteriorar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin dēteriōrāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

deteriorar (first-person singular present deterioro, first-person singular preterite deteriorí, past participle deteriorat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to ruin, to spoil
    Synonym: espatllar
  2. (reflexive) to deteriorate, to worsen

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēteriōrāre, from dēterior.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.te.ɾi.oˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.te.ɾjoˈɾa(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.te.ɾi.oˈɾa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.te.ɾjoˈɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.te.ɾi.oˈɾa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.te.ɾjoˈɾa(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.te.ɾi.oˈɾa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.te.ɾjoˈɾa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: de‧te‧ri‧o‧rar

Verb

deteriorar (first-person singular present deterioro, first-person singular preterite deteriorei, past participle deteriorado)

  1. to deteriorate, worsen
  2. to damage, spoil

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin dēteriōrāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deteɾjoˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧te‧rio‧rar

Verb

deteriorar (first-person singular present deterioro, first-person singular preterite deterioré, past participle deteriorado)

  1. (transitive) to ruin, spoil
    Synonym: estropear
  2. (reflexive) to worsen, deteriorate

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