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atropelar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ tropel +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.tɾu.peˈla(ʁ)/ [a.tɾu.peˈla(h)], /a.tɾo.peˈla(ʁ)/ [a.tɾo.peˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.tɾu.peˈla(ɾ)/, /a.tɾo.peˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.tɾu.peˈla(ʁ)/ [a.tɾu.peˈla(χ)], /a.tɾo.peˈla(ʁ)/ [a.tɾo.peˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.tɾo.peˈla(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧tro‧pe‧lar

Verb

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atropelar (first-person singular present atropelo, first-person singular preterite atropelei, past participle atropelado)

  1. (transitive) to hit an obstacle while moving
  2. (transitive) to run over (drive over, causing injury or death)
  3. (Brazil, derogatory, slang, transitive) To spray graffiti on an area already graffitied, technically deforming or removing the previous graffiti.

Conjugation

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