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porfiar

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese porfiar, perfiar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from porfía.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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porfiar (first-person singular present porfío, first-person singular preterite porfiei, past participle porfiado)
porfiar (first-person singular present porfio, first-person singular preterite porfiei, past participle porfiado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to insist, persist; to argue
    Synonyms: insistir, teimar, terquear
    • 1858, Manuel Fernández Magariños, Seor Pedro: Cometa:
      Mais boto a conta do probe que non recolle carolo si non porfía co rico e terquea como o porco
      But I'm counting on the poor who doesn't pick a piece of bread if he doesn't argue with the rich and insist as a pig

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From porfia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [poh.fɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈfja(ʁ)/ [pohˈfja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ [poɾ.fɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /poɾˈfja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [poχ.fɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈfja(ʁ)/ [poχˈfja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poɻ.fiˈa(ɻ)/ [poɻ.fɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /poɻˈfja(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: por‧fi‧ar

Verb

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porfiar (first-person singular present porfio, first-person singular preterite porfiei, past participle porfiado)

  1. (intransitive) to dispute
    Synonym: disputar
  2. (intransitive, transitive) to insist, persist
    Synonyms: insistir, teimar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From porfía +‎ -iar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poɾˈfjaɾ/ [poɾˈfjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: por‧fiar

Verb

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porfiar (first-person singular present porfío, first-person singular preterite porfié, past participle porfiado)

  1. to insist, persist; persevere
    Synonym: insistir
    porfiar por algo, porfiar en algo
    insist on something
    • 1633, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Amar después de la muerta:
      ¡Qué pesadas y qué necias son, pues en cuanto porfían, nunca ha quedado por ellas!
      They're so grating and stubborn! Whenever they persist, he has never said no to them!
  2. to argue
    Synonyms: discutir, debatir

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