empata

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See also: empatá, empatà, and empâta

Catalan

Verb

empata

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpa.tɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpa.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpa.ta/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpa.ta/

  • Rhymes: -atɐ
  • Hyphenation: em‧pa‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from empatar.

Noun

empata m or f by sense (plural empatas)

  1. (informal, derogatory) hinderer, hindrance
    Synonym: estorvo
  2. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) busybody
  3. (law, obsolete) confiscation
    Synonyms: confisco, arresto, penhora

Etymology 2

From empatia.

Noun

empata m or f by sense (plural empatas)

  1. (rare) empath
    Synonym: empático

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

empata

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

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

empata

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