llenar

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Spanish

Etymology

From lleno (full) +‎ -ar.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ʝeˈnaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ʎeˈnaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃeˈnaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒeˈnaɾ/

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  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: lle‧nar

Verb

llenar (first-person singular present lleno, first-person singular preterite llené, past participle llenado)

  1. (transitive) to fill something up
    Synonyms: colmar, rellenar
  2. (transitive) to fill out or complete a form
    Synonym: rellenar
    Por favor llene este formulario.
    Please fill out this form.
  3. (transitive) to complete a group
    Synonym: completar
  4. (transitive, Argentina, Uruguay) to bore, to tire
    Synonym: hartar
  5. (transitive, Cuba, Uruguay) to bother, to disturb
    Synonym: molestar
  6. (intransitive, rare, of the moon) to become full
  7. (pronominal, colloquial) to gorge, to chow down

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References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan (2011) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN

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