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engavetar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ gaveta +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.veˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡa.veˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.veˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡa.veˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.veˈta(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.veˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.veˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡa.veˈta(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.veˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡa.veˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡa.veˈta(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡa.veˈta(ɻ)/
 

Verb

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engavetar (first-person singular present engaveto, first-person singular preterite engavetei, past participle engavetado)

  1. (transitive) to store in a drawer
  2. (transitive, figurative) to shelve (a proposal, application, etc.)
  3. (intransitive) to crash into another railway car (of a railway car, in an accident)
  4. (intransitive or reflexive) to collide together (of cars or other vehicles, in an accident)

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References

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ gaveta +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /enɡabeˈtaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.β̞eˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ga‧ve‧tar

Verb

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engavetar (first-person singular present engaveto, first-person singular preterite engaveté, past participle engavetado)

  1. (Latin America, transitive) to sweep under the rug (to conceal a problem rather than dealing with it)
    • 2017 January 26, “Retrato del adolescente cubano”, in Juventud Rebelde[1]:
      A juicio de este reportero debe apostarse por no engavetar los resultados; convirtámoslos en arma útil para el andar cotidiano.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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