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ensejar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin īnsidiāre.

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: en‧se‧jar

Verb

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ensejar (first-person singular present ensejo, first-person singular preterite ensejei, past participle ensejado)

  1. to give rise to
  2. to await one's opportunity

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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