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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.t͡ʃiˈʎa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.t͡ʃiˈʎa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.t͡ʃiˈʎa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.t͡ʃiˈʎa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.t͡ʃiˈʎa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.t͡ʃiˈʎa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.t͡ʃiˈʎa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.t͡ʃiˈʎa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.t͡ʃiˈʎa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.t͡ʃiˈʎa(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧ga‧ti‧lhar
Verb
engatilhar (first-person singular present engatilho, first-person singular preterite engatilhei, past participle engatilhado)
- to cock
1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:Nervoso, o soldado saiu da guarita engatilhando a espingarda automática e olhou na direcção do portão.- Nervous, the soldier exited the guard house cocking his automatic rifle and watched in the direction of the gate.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.