naufragar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin naufragāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

naufragar (first-person singular present naufrago, first-person singular preterite naufraguí, past participle naufragat)

  1. to be shipwrecked
  2. to fail
    Synonyms: fracassar, arruïnar-se

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin naufragāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

naufragar (first-person singular present naufrago, first-person singular preterite naufraguei, past participle naufragado)

  1. (nautical) to founder; to sink
  2. (nautical) to be shipwrecked

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin naufragāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naufɾaˈɡaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: nau‧fra‧gar

Verb

naufragar (first-person singular present naufrago, first-person singular preterite naufragué, past participle naufragado)

  1. to be shipwrecked
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 62:
      Esta armada del Obispo de Placencia, don Gutierre Vargas de Carvajal, fué una expedición de cuatro navíos que naufragó en el Estrecho de Magallanes, en 1540, perdiéndose dos de las naves, una por haberse varado y otra por haber sido arrastrada por las corrientes.
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  2. to fail, founder
  3. fall, go down (to be defeated)

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