empapelar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ papel +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: em‧pa‧pe‧lar

Verb

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empapelar (first-person singular present empapelo, first-person singular preterite empapelei, past participle empapelado)

  1. (transitive) to wallpaper (to cover with wallpaper)
  2. (transitive) to wrap with paper
  3. (transitive, figurative) to protect with great care

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ papel +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /empapeˈlaɾ/ [ẽm.pa.peˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pa‧pe‧lar

Verb

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empapelar (first-person singular present empapelo, first-person singular preterite empapelé, past participle empapelado)

  1. (transitive) to wallpaper
  2. (figurative, colloquial, transitive) to throw the book at

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