travestir

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian travestire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁa.vɛs.tiʁ/
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Verb

travestir

  1. (transitive) to disguise
  2. (reflexive) to dress up (especially in clothes of the opposite sex)
  3. (transitive, derogatory) to travesty (to make a travesty of), distort

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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Galician

Etymology

From French travestir.

Verb

travestir (first-person singular present travisto, third-person singular present traviste, first-person singular preterite travestín, past participle travestido)
travestir (first-person singular present travisto, third-person singular present traveste, first-person singular preterite travestim or travesti, past participle travestido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to dress up in drag (as members of the opposite sex)

Conjugation

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French travestir.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

travestir (first-person singular present travisto, third-person singular present traveste, first-person singular preterite travesti, past participle travestido)

  1. to dress up in drag (as members of the opposite sex)
  2. to disguise, masquerade

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French travestir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾabesˈtiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: tra‧ves‧tir

Verb

travestir (first-person singular present travisto, first-person singular preterite travestí, past participle travestido)

  1. to dress up in drag (as members of the opposite sex)

Conjugation

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