esforçar

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See also: esforcar

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (strong).

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esforçar (first-person singular present esforço, first-person singular preterite esforcí, past participle esforçat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (obsolete) to strengthen
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to try hard, to make an effort, to strive

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Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (strong).

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.foʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [is.fohˈsa(h)], /es.foʁˈsa(ʁ)/ [es.fohˈsa(h)]
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧for‧çar

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esforçar (first-person singular present esforço, first-person singular preterite esforcei, past participle esforçado)

  1. to strain
  2. (reflexive) to make an effort
  3. (Brazil, informal, proscribed) Alternative form of forçar

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