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confranger

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cōnfrangere, from Latin cōnfringere.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -eʁ, (Portugal) -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: con‧fran‧ger

Verb

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confranger (first-person singular present confranjo, first-person singular preterite confrangi, past participle confrangido)

  1. (transitive) to squeeze
  2. (transitive) to force (to) contraction
  3. (transitive) to oppress
  4. (transitive) to afflict; torment; distress
  5. (transitive) to embarrass
  6. (reflexive) to squeeze, squeeze in, tighten, tighten up
  7. (reflexive) to shrink, twitch, contract
  8. (reflexive) to squirm, twitch, wriggle
  9. (reflexive) to be distressed; to be tormented

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