embate

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Estonian

Verb

embate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of embama

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈba.t͡ʃi/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈba.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈba.te/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈba.te/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -at͡ʃi, (Portugal) -atɨ
  • Hyphenation: em‧ba‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from embater.

Noun

embate m (plural embates)

  1. collision; crash
    Synonym: colisão
  2. (figuratively) conflict; clash
    Synonym: conflito
  3. (figuratively, politics) opposition; resistance
    Synonym: oposição
    • 2015 December 3, Maria Lopes, Nuno Sá Lourenço, Sofia Rodrigues, “Costa anuncia 13 medidas no seu primeiro debate”, in Público:
      O segundo debate sobre um programa de Governo desta legislatura trouxe ontem ao Parlamento um primeiro-ministro municiado para o embate com uma mão cheia de medidas políticas.
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Etymology 2

Verb

embate

  1. inflection of embater:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Noun

embate m (plural embates)

  1. bashing, beating
  2. (military) attack
  3. (nautical) imbat (strong sea breeze in summer)

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