borboletear
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From borboleta (“butterfly”) + -ear.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [boɦ.bo.le.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [boɦ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /boɾ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [boɾ.bo.le.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /boɾ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [boʁ.bo.le.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [boʁ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /boɻ.bo.le.t͡ʃiˈa(ɻ)/ [boɻ.bo.le.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /boɻ.bo.leˈt͡ʃja(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: bor‧bo‧le‧te‧ar
Verb
[edit]borboletear (first-person singular present borboleteio, first-person singular preterite borboleteei, past participle borboleteado)
- to fly or move like a butterfly
- to move around gracefully and without worries
- to flit
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of borboletear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.