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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + caminhar (“to walk”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.miˈɲa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.miˈɲa(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧ca‧mi‧nhar
Verb
encaminhar (first-person singular present encaminho, first-person singular preterite encaminhei, past participle encaminhado)
- to direct; to guide
- Synonyms: guiar, dirigir, conduzir
- to send
- Synonyms: enviar, mandar
- to forward (email)
- (reflexive) to head (move in a specified direction)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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