abalanzar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ balanza (balance) +‎ -ar, the second element from Medieval Latin bilantia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /abalanˈθaɾ/ [a.β̞a.lãn̟ˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abalanˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞a.lãnˈsaɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧lan‧zar

Verb

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abalanzar (first-person singular present abalanzo, first-person singular preterite abalancé, past participle abalanzado)

  1. (transitive) to propel
  2. (transitive, dated) to balance, compensate
  3. (reflexive) (+ sobre) to pounce on, swoop down on

Conjugation

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Further reading

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