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parpadear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From párpado (eyelid) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paɾpadeˈaɾ/ [paɾ.pa.ð̞eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: par‧pa‧de‧ar

Verb

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parpadear (first-person singular present parpadeo, first-person singular preterite parpadeé, past participle parpadeado)

  1. to blink (light or eyes)
    • 1997, Roberto Bolaño, “Sensini”, in Llamadas telefónicas [Last Evenings on Earth]:
      La vida en Buenos Aires, me consolé, debia de ser rápida, explosiva, sin tiempo para nada, sólo para respirar y parpadear.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to bat one's eyelids, to flutter the eyelids

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