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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + tarde (“afternoon”, noun) + -ecer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.taʁ.deˈse(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.taʁ.deˈse(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.taʁ.deˈse(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.taʁ.deˈse(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.taɾ.deˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.taɾ.deˈse(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.taʁ.deˈse(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.taʁ.deˈse(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.taɻ.deˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.taɻ.deˈse(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧tar‧de‧cer
Verb
entardecer (first-person singular present entardeço, first-person singular preterite entardeci, past participle entardecido)
- (of the day) to become late or close to night
Conjugation
- Note: Normally impersonal only, but sometimes used figuratively.
Noun
entardecer m (plural entardeceres)
- evening (the transition period between afternoon and night)