disparar

Catalan

Etymology

Alteration of Old Catalan desparar (possibly by influence of Spanish disparar), either from des- + parar or inherited from Latin disparāre (“separate”), from dis- + parō (“make equal”), although it was taken as the negative of parō (“prepare, arrange”) in Romance.

Verb

disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparí, past participle disparat)

1. to shoot

   Synonym: tirar

Conjugation

Related terms

• parar

Further reading

• “disparar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “disparar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese desparar, from Latin disparāre, present active infinitive of disparō (“separate”), from dis- + parō (“make equal”), although it was taken as the negative of parō (“prepare, arrange”) in Romance.

Verb

disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparei, past participle disparado)

1. to shoot, fire

   Synonym: tirar

Conjugation

Related terms

• parar

Further reading

• “disparar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “disparar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese desparar, from Latin disparāre (“to separate”), from dis- + parō (“make equal”), although it was taken as the negative of parō (“prepare, arrange”) in Romance.

Pronunciation

Verb

disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparei, past participle disparado)

1. to shoot, to fire (a weapon)
2. (figuratively, transitive) to shoot up, to soar (to grow rapidly: prices etc.)
   • 2018 May 2, Sofia Cristino, “Apesar do “elevado dinamismo”, estão a fechar mais lojas em Lisboa do que as que abrem”, in o corvo‎:

     A alteração à lei do arrendamento fez disparar o preço das rendas para valores históricos, conduzindo muitos estabelecimentos comerciais a fechar portas em Lisboa.

     A change in the housing law made renting fees soar to historical values and is forcing many commercial establishments to close shop in Lisbon.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• disparador
• disparo

Related terms

• parar

References

Further reading

• “disparar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Latinizing alteration of Old Spanish desparar, from Latin disparāre (“separate”), from dis- + parō (“make equal”), although it was taken as the negative of parō (“prepare, arrange”) in Romance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dispaˈɾaɾ/

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: dis‧pa‧rar

Verb

disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparé, past participle disparado)

1. to shoot, to fire (e.g. a weapon, a rocket)

   Synonym: tirar

2. (reflexive) to rise, to go up, to skyrocket
3. (reflexive) to go off, to be suddenly jolted into action

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “disparar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

References