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desbotar

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Galician

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Etymology

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19th century. From des- +‎ botar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /desβoˈtaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: des‧bo‧tar

Verb

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desbotar (first-person singular present desboto, first-person singular preterite desbotei, past participle desbotado)

  1. to discard
    Synonym: refugar
  2. to reject
    Synonym: rexeitar
    • 1863, Rosalía de Castro, Cantares Gallegos, Vigo: J. Compañel, page 17:
      Cómo m'hei d'ir e deixarte, si ca lengua me desbotas e co coraçón me atraes?
      How would I go and leave you, if with your tongue you reject me, and with you heart you lure me forth?
  3. to detach

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References

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.boˈta(ʁ)/ [dez.boˈta(h)], /d͡ʒiz.boˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.boˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.boˈta(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.boˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.boˈta(ʁ)/ [deʒ.boˈta(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.boˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.boˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.boˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.buˈtaɾ/ [dɨʒ.βuˈtaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.buˈta.ɾi/ [dɨʒ.βuˈta.ɾi]

Verb

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desbotar (first-person singular present desboto, first-person singular preterite desbotei, past participle desbotado)

  1. (intransitive) to fade (become faint in hue or tint)
  2. (transitive) to fade (cause to fade)

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