emprovar
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Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]emprovar (first-person singular present emprovo, first-person singular preterite emproví, past participle emprovat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
- (transitive) to try on
- (pronominal) to try on; to fit, to have fitted
- 1958, Mercè Rodoreda, Vint-i-dos contes:
- Han vingut a emprovar-me el vestit de núvia. Dues hores dreta.
- They came to fit my wedding dress. Two hours of standing.
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of emprovar (first conjugation)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “emprovar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.