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entrebadar-se

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From entre- +‎ badar +‎ se.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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entrebadar-se (first-person singular present m'entrebado, first-person singular preterite m'entrebadí, past participle entrebadat)

  1. (pronominal) to gap, to open partway
    • 1935, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Camins de França:
      I quan la porta s'entrebadava el just per a donar pas a un gros monsieur, jo li llançava una mirada ferotge.
      And when the door gapped open just enough to make way for a gros monsieur, I shot him a ferocious glance.
    • 1955, Xavier Benguerel, El testament:
      Una feble claror s'escapava per l'escletxa d'una porta entrebadada.
      A feeble illumination escaped through the crack of a partly opened door.

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