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Spanish
Etymology
From en- + perro + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empeˈraɾse/
- Rhymes: -aɾse
- Syllabification: em‧pe‧rrar‧se
Verb
emperrarse (first-person singular present me emperro, first-person singular preterite me emperré, past participle emperrado)
- (reflexive) to be obstinate (stuck on an idea or undertaking)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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