Jump to content

desgovernar

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Portuguese

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From des- +‎ governar.

Pronunciation

[edit]
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.ɡo.veʁˈna(ʁ)/ [dez.ɡo.veɦˈna(h)], /d͡ʒiz.ɡo.veʁˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.ɡo.veɦˈna(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.ɡu.vɨɾˈnaɾ/ [dɨʒ.ɣu.vɨɾˈnaɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.ɡu.bɨɾˈnaɾ/ [dɨʒ.ɣu.βɨɾˈnaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.ɡu.vɨɾˈna.ɾi/ [dɨʒ.ɣu.vɨɾˈna.ɾi]

Verb

[edit]

desgovernar (first-person singular present desgoverno, first-person singular preterite desgovernei, past participle desgovernado)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to mismanage, to maladminister
  2. (transitive) to cause to get out of control
  3. (transitive) to deprave, to pervert
  4. (transitive) to squander (resources)
  5. (intransitive or reflexive) to lose control, to get out of hand
  6. (reflexive) to become depraved or perverted

Conjugation

[edit]

References

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]