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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese soprar, *soplar, probably a semi-learned term derived from Latin sufflāre (“to blow, to puff up, to inflate”). Alternatively, from Vulgar Latin *supplāre, *sopplāre.
Cognate with Galician soprar, Spanish soplar and Venetian supiar.
Pronunciation
Verb
soprar (first-person singular present sopro, first-person singular preterite soprei, past participle soprado)
- to blow
- Synonym: bufar
- to whisper
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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