flanquear

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: flan‧que‧ar

Verb

flanquear (first-person singular present flanqueio, first-person singular preterite flanqueei, past participle flanqueado)

  1. (transitive) to flank (to attack the flank(s))
  2. (transitive) to flank (to be located by the side(s) of something)
    Synonym: ladear

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From flanco +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flankeˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: flan‧que‧ar

Verb

flanquear (first-person singular present flanqueo, first-person singular preterite flanqueé, past participle flanqueado)

  1. (transitive) to flank

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