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aprontar
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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 19th century. From a- + pronto (“ready”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
Verb
aprontar (first-person singular present apronto, first-person singular preterite aprontei, past participle aprontado)
- (of money) to hand over, deliver quickly
- Synonym: entregar
- 1820, anonymous author, Diálogo entre Dominjos è Farruco:
- pro dali à poucos dias dixônos, que aqueles eran poucos cartos, è que non chejaban, quelle aprontasemos mais
- but just a few days later he told us that this was little money, that it was not enough, that we must give more to him
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aprontar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aprontar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
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Ladino
Etymology
Verb
aprontar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
aprontar (first-person singular present apronto, first-person singular preterite aprontei, past participle aprontado)
- to prepare (make ready for a specific future purpose)
- Synonym: preparar
- Apronta o tabuleiro para podermos jogar. ― Prepare the board so we can play.
- (specifically) to prepare for a trip
- Apronte-se, vamos a Berlim. ― Prepare yourself, we’re going to Berlin.
- Aprontamos o navio para a expedição. ― We prepared to ship for the expedition.
- to prepare (make something for eating or drinking)
- to dress someone up (wear fancy dress)
- Synonym: arrumar
- Ela aprontou seu filho para a festa dele. ― She dressed up her son for his party.
- to finish doing something (especially writing a document, report, etc.)
- (Brazil) to do something mischievous
- Pirralhos gostam de aprontar. ― Brats like to do mischievous things.
- (Brazil, in gerund) to be up to something
- Ele está aprontando. ― He is up to something.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “aprontar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “aprontar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
aprontar (first-person singular present apronto, first-person singular preterite apronté, past participle aprontado)
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Further reading
- “aprontar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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