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Portuguese
Etymology
From em- + preito (doublet of pleito) + -ar. Unrelated to empresa.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾejˈta(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾejˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾejˈta(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾejˈta(ɻ)/
Verb
empreitar (first-person singular present empreito, first-person singular preterite empreitei, past participle empreitado)
- to work piecework
Conjugation