entesar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ teso +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ɻ)/
 

Verb

entesar (first-person singular present enteso, first-person singular preterite entesei, past participle entesado)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to straighten
  2. (transitive or reflexive) to stiffen
  3. (reflexive) to become or appear haughty or uncompromising

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Spanish

Etymology

From a derivative of Latin intēnsus, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *intēnsāre; compare Portuguese entesar, Occitan entesar, Old French entaisier. Cf. also Spanish tieso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enteˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧te‧sar

Verb

entesar (first-person singular present enteso, first-person singular preterite entesé, past participle entesado)

  1. (transitive) to strengthen
  2. (transitive) to stretch, to tighten

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