procura

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See also: procurá

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Deverbal from procurar.

Noun

procura f (plural procures)

  1. proxy
    Synonym: procuració

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

procura

  1. inflection of procurar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ky.ʁa/
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Verb

procura

  1. third-person singular past historic of procurer

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈku.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: pro‧cù‧ra

Etymology 1

From procurare.

Noun

procura f (plural procure)

  1. power of attorney, proxy
    Synonyms: mandato, delega
  2. letter of attorney, warrant of attorney
    Synonyms: mandato, delega
  3. public prosecutor's office

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

procura

  1. inflection of procurare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

prōcūrā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of prōcūrō

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈku.ɾɐ/, /pɾuˈku.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈku.ɾa/

  • Rhymes: -uɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: pro‧cu‧ra

Etymology 1

From procurar (to look for).

Noun

procura f (plural procuras)

  1. search (an attempt to find something)
    Synonym: busca
  2. pursuit (act of pursuing a goal)
    Synonym: busca
  3. (economics) demand (amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price)
    Synonym: demanda
    Antonym: oferta
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

procura

  1. inflection of procurar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French procurer, from Latin prōcūrāre.

Verb

a procura (third-person singular present procură, past participle procurat) 1st conj.

  1. to procure

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈkuɾa/
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: pro‧cu‧ra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from procurar.

Noun

procura f (plural procuras)

  1. procural, procurement
  2. procuratorship, attorneyship

Etymology 2

Verb

procura

  1. inflection of procurar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading