estartar

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From estarte (start) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

  • Rhymes: -aɾ, (Brazil, with r-dropping) -a
  • Hyphenation: es‧tar‧tar

Verb

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estartar (first-person singular present estarto, first-person singular preterite estartei, past participle estartado)

  1. (Brazil, slang, usually proscribed) to start
    Synonyms: iniciar, começar
    • 2020, Dad Squarisi, Arlete Salvador, “Penetras”, in A Arte de escrever bem[1], Editora Contexto:
      [] cumprimentou a plateia, pediu que desligassem os celulares e anunciou: — Vamos estartar o show.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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