embromar

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bɾoˈma(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bɾoˈma(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bɾoˈma(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bɾoˈma(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bɾoˈma(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bɾoˈma(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bɾoˈma(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bɾoˈma(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: em‧bro‧mar

Verb

embromar (first-person singular present embromo, first-person singular preterite embromei, past participle embromado)

  1. (transitive) to beat around the bush (to delay doing or talking about something difficult or unpleasant)
  2. (transitive) to deceive, to trick
  3. (intransitive) to promise something but not accomplish it
  4. (intransitive) to joke, to play
  5. (intransitive) to walk slowly

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ broma +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embɾoˈmaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧bro‧mar

Verb

embromar (first-person singular present embromo, first-person singular preterite embromé, past participle embromado)

  1. to joke (make jokes)
  2. to laugh at someone
  3. to tease
  4. (Latin America) to annoy
    Synonyms: molestar, fastidiar
  5. (Latin America) to entertain, distract
    Synonyms: entretener, distraer
  6. (Latin America) to harm someone
    Synonyms: perjudicar, dañar

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