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alfinetar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From alfinete + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fi.nɨˈtaɾ/ [aɫ.fi.nɨˈtaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fi.nɨˈta.ɾi/ [aɫ.fi.nɨˈta.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: al‧fi‧ne‧tar

Verb

alfinetar (first-person singular present alfineto, first-person singular preterite alfinetei, past participle alfinetado)

  1. to pin (to fasten with a pin)
  2. to strike with a pin or any other slender, pointed object
  3. (figurative) to criticise harshly or subtly

Conjugation

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