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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin retāliāre.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.ta.liˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.taˈlja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.ta.liˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.taˈlja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.ta.liˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.taˈlja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.ta.liˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.taˈlja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.ta.liˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.taˈlja(ɻ)/
Verb
retaliar (first-person singular present retalio, first-person singular preterite retaliei, past participle retaliado)
- (intransitive) to retaliate (to do something harmful to get revenge)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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