escoltar

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin ascultāre, variant of auscultāre. Doublet of auscultar, a borrowing from Latin.

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escoltar (first-person singular present escolto, first-person singular preterite escoltí, past participle escoltat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to listen to, to pay attention to
  2. (transitive, figurative) to heed, to mind, to obey
    No m'escoltis pas!Don't mind me!

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scortare.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kolˈtaɾ/ , /(i)ʃ.kɔlˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kolˈta.ɾi/ , /(i)ʃ.kɔlˈta.ɾi/

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escoltar (first-person singular present escolto, first-person singular preterite escoltei, past participle escoltado)

  1. to escort (to guard someone or something as they go somewhere)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scortare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskolˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧col‧tar

Verb

escoltar (first-person singular present escolto, first-person singular preterite escolté, past participle escoltado)

  1. (transitive) to escort
    • 2023 June 8, Montero Glez, “El viaje psicodélico como experimento científico tuvo su desarrollo en Harvard”, in El País, photo caption:
      Timothy Leary es escoltado por agentes federales desde un avión de pasajeros en 1972. Leary fue detenido en Afganistán y se enfrentó a cargos de contrabando de drogas, conspiración y evasión de impuestos.
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