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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin īnsidiāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈʒa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈʒa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈʒa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈʒa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈʒa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈʒa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈʒa(ɻ)/
Verb
ensejar (first-person singular present ensejo, first-person singular preterite ensejei, past participle ensejado)
- to give rise to
- to await one's opportunity
Conjugation
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