aposta

See also: apostá, apostà, and a posta

Catalan

Noun

aposta f (plural apostes)

1. bet

Related terms

• apostar

Verb

aposta

1. third-person singular present indicative form of apostar
2. second-person singular imperative form of apostar

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: apostas, apostât

Verb

aposta

1. third-person singular past historic of aposter

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Adjective

aposta

1. feminine singular of apost

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Portuguese

Etymology

From aposto.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ɐ.ˈpɔʃ.tɐ]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): [a.ˈpɔs.ta]
• (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): [a.ˈpɔʃ.ta]

Noun

aposta f (plural apostas)

1. bet (a wager)
2. investment

   Synonym: investimento

3. commitment
4. focus

Derived terms

• apostar
• apostado
• apostador

Verb

aposta

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of apostar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of apostar
3. feminine singular past participle of apor

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• a posta (rare)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈposta/, [aˈpos.t̪a]

• Audio (Peru)

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Adverb

aposta

1. (colloquial) on purpose

   Synonyms: a propósito, adrede

Verb

aposta

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of apostar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of apostar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of apostar.

Further reading

• “aposta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.