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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese estorvar, either from Latin exturbāre or from Old Galician-Portuguese destorvar, from disturbāre. Compare Spanish estorbar, Catalan and Occitan destorbar, Old French destorber.
Pronunciation
Verb
estorvar (first-person singular present estorvo, first-person singular preterite estorvei, past participle estorvado)
- (transitive) to hinder; to hamper (to delay or impede movement or progress)
- Synonyms: impedir, reter, entravar, atrapalhar
Conjugation