lixar

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Galician

Etymology 1

From lixo (dirt).

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lixar (first-person singular present lixo, first-person singular preterite lixei, past participle lixado)

  1. (transitive) to dirty, to taint
    Synonyms: ensuciar, manchar, negrar
    Díxolle a pota ao caldeiro: achégate aló que me luxas (proverb)
    pot calling the kettle black
    (literally, “The pot told the cauldron: "Go away, you're going to mess me up!"”)
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Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly from Late Latin lixāre. Compare Portuguese lixar and Spanish lijar.

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lixar (first-person singular present lixo, first-person singular preterite lixei, past participle lixado)

  1. (transitive) to sand
  2. (transitive) to polish
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Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *lixāre (to boil); compare Late Latin ēlixō (to boil thoroughly). Compare Spanish lijar.

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  • Hyphenation: li‧xar

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lixar (first-person singular present lixo, first-person singular preterite lixei, past participle lixado)

  1. (transitive) to sand (with sandpaper)
    Ainda falta lixar o batente.
    The frame still has to be sanded.
  2. (transitive) to polish
    Synonyms: alisar, polir
  3. (colloquial) to screw up, to ruin
    Synonyms: arruinar, danificar, estragar
  4. (colloquial, pronominal) to get screwed up, to be in difficulties

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