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arbitrar

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See also: arbiträr

Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin arbitrō (I judge).

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arbitrar (first-person singular present arbitro, first-person singular preterite arbitrí, past participle arbitrat)(transitive)

  1. to arbitrate
  2. to referee
  3. to procure
    Synonym: procurar-se
    • 1914, Francesc, Els primers passos del teatre catalá:
      Durant la guerra de l'Independencia, organitzà una companyía que recorregué tots els pobles de Catalunya amb l'objecte d'arbitrar recursos per a la campanya[.]
      During the War of Independence, he organised a company which toured the towns of Catalonia with the object of procuring resources for the campaign[.]
  4. (figurative) to conceive (of), to formulate
    Synonym: concebre
    • 1955, Joan Fuster, El descrèdit de la realitat:
      Podia tractar-se senzillament, i jo crec que era així, d'un mitjà darbitrar-se una solució, dins l'àmbit de les noves possibilitats pictòriques.
      It could simply be, and I believe it was, a means of conceiving of a solution within the scope of new pictorial possibilities.

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Galician

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin arbitrārī.

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    • IPA(key): /aɾbiˈtɾaɾ/ [aɾ.β̞iˈt̪ɾaɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Hyphenation: ar‧bi‧trar

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    arbitrar (first-person singular present arbitro, first-person singular preterite arbitrei, past participle arbitrado)

    1. (transitive) to arbitrate
    2. to referee (to act as a referee)

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    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Latin arbitrārī.

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      • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.biˈtɾaɾ/ [ɐɾ.βiˈtɾaɾ]
        • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾ.biˈtɾa.ɾi/

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      arbitrar (first-person singular present arbitro, first-person singular preterite arbitrei, past participle arbitrado)

      1. to referee (to act as a referee)

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      Romanian

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from French arbitraire, from Latin arbitrarius.

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      Adjective

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      arbitrar m or n (feminine singular arbitrară, masculine plural arbitrari, feminine/neuter plural arbitrare)

      1. arbitrary

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      Declension of arbitrar
      singular plural
      masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
      nominative-
      accusative
      indefinite arbitrar arbitrară arbitrari arbitrare
      definite arbitrarul arbitrara arbitrarii arbitrarele
      genitive-
      dative
      indefinite arbitrar arbitrare arbitrari arbitrare
      definite arbitrarului arbitrarei arbitrarilor arbitrarelor

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      Spanish

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      Etymology

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        Borrowed from Latin arbitrārī.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /aɾbiˈtɾaɾ/ [aɾ.β̞iˈt̪ɾaɾ]
        • Rhymes: -aɾ
        • Syllabification: ar‧bi‧trar

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        arbitrar (first-person singular present arbitro, first-person singular preterite arbitré, past participle arbitrado)

        1. (transitive) to arbitrate (to make a judgment on as an arbitrator or arbiter)
        2. (intransitive, transitive) to referee; to umpire

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