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avistar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From a- + vista (sight; view) + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

avistar (first-person singular present avisto, first-person singular preterite avistei, past participle avistado)

  1. (transitive) to sight (to get sight of something)
    O marinheiro gritou ao avistar terra.
    The mariner yelled as he sighted land.
    Avistei um objeto no céu.
    I sighted an object in the sky.
    • 2022 September 27, Karla Monteiro, “Fascistas hibernam quando o líder desaparece”, in Folha de S.Paulo:
      Naquele longínquo Sete de Setembro, logo que cheguei à praça da Liberdade, avistei bandeiras integralistas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Spanish

Etymology

From a- + vista + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abisˈtaɾ/ [a.β̞isˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧vis‧tar

Verb

avistar (first-person singular present avisto, first-person singular preterite avisté, past participle avistado)

  1. (transitive) to sight

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