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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + candeio + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɻ)/
Verb
encandear (first-person singular present encandeio, first-person singular preterite encandeei, past participle encandeado)
- (transitive) to dazzle, to daze
- (transitive, figurative) to stun, to fascinate
- (intransitive, pronominal) to be dazzled
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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