acribillar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ Late Latin cribellō (to sift).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /akɾibiˈʝaɾ/ [a.kɾi.β̞iˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /akɾibiˈʎaɾ/ [a.kɾi.β̞iˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /akɾibiˈʃaɾ/ [a.kɾi.β̞iˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /akɾibiˈʒaɾ/ [a.kɾi.β̞iˈʒaɾ]

  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cri‧bi‧llar

Verb

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acribillar (first-person singular present acribillo, first-person singular preterite acribillé, past participle acribillado)

  1. (transitive) to riddle, pepper (with holes, bullets etc.)
    • 1973 September 11, Salvador Allende, Ultimas palabras:
      El pueblo debe defenderse, pero no sacrificarse. El pueblo no debe dejarse arrasar ni acribillar, pero tampoco puede humillarse.
      The people must defend themselves, but they must not sacrifice themselves. The people must not let themselves be destroyed or riddled with bullets, but they cannot be humiliated either.
    • 2011, Enrique Larroque, La Orden Secreta:
      se encontraba ante dos profesionales del ejército y con pistolas le acribillaron el cuerpo, dejándole muerto.
      he found himself in front of two army professionals and with pistols they riddled his body with bullets, leaving him dead.
  2. (transitive) to pester, badger

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