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chefiar
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Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃe.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃe.fɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃeˈfja(ʁ)/ [ʃeˈfja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʃe.fiˈa(ɾ)/ [ʃe.fɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃeˈfja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃe.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃe.fɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃeˈfja(ʁ)/ [ʃeˈfja(χ)]
- (Porto Alegre) IPA(key): /ʃe.fiˈa(ɻ)/ [ʃe.fɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃeˈfja(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: che‧fi‧ar
Verb
chefiar (first-person singular present chefio, first-person singular preterite chefiei, past participle chefiado)
- to oversee (to direct the actions of a person or group)
- to spearhead (to drive or campaign ardently)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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