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entesar
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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + teso + -ar; or from Vulgar Latin *intēnsāre, from Latin intēnsus, whence Portuguese intenso. Compare Spanish entesar, Occitan entesar, Old French entaisier. See also teso.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ʁ)/ [ẽ.teˈza(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ʁ)/ [ẽ.teˈza(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teˈza(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ɻ)/
Verb
entesar (first-person singular present enteso, first-person singular preterite entesei, past participle entesado)
- (transitive or reflexive) to straighten
- (transitive or reflexive) to stiffen
- (reflexive) to become or appear haughty or uncompromising
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
References
- “entesar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “entesar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “entesar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
Further reading
- “entesar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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Spanish
Etymology
From a derivative of Latin intēnsus, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *intēnsāre; compare Portuguese entesar, Occitan entesar, Old French entaisier. See also tieso.
Pronunciation
Verb
entesar (first-person singular present enteso, first-person singular preterite entesé, past participle entesado)
- (transitive) to strengthen
- (transitive) to stretch, to tighten
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “entesar”, 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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