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despachar

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], borrowed from Old French despechier (compare modern dépêcher).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [des.paˈʃa(h)], /d͡ʒis.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.paˈʃa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.paˈʃa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.paˈʃa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [deʃ.paˈʃa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.paˈʃa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.paˈʃa(ɻ)/
 

Verb

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despachar (first-person singular present despacho, first-person singular preterite despachei, past participle despachado)

  1. to dispatch, despatch
  2. to expedite
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to assassinate, to murder, to kill
    Synonyms: assassinar, matar
    • 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
      Além disso, como?... Sim, como poderia despachá-la, sem deixar sinais comprometedores do crime?... Envenenando-a?... Dariam logo pela coisa! Matá-la a tiro?... Pior!
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Provençal despachar, from Old French despeechier (to remove impediments) (compare modern French dépêcher), from des- + empeechier (to obstruct, to impede), from Late Latin impedicāre (to impede), from pedica (shackle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /despaˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [d̪es.paˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pa‧char

Verb

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despachar (first-person singular present despacho, first-person singular preterite despaché, past participle despachado)

  1. (transitive) to complete, conclude
  2. (transitive) to send or ship
  3. (transitive) to attend to, serve (a client)
  4. (transitive) to dismiss
    Despacharon los estudiantesThey dismissed the students
  5. (transitive) to finish off
  6. (transitive) to kill off

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