disparar

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Alteration of Old Catalan desparar (possibly by influence of Spanish disparar), either from des- + parar or inherited from Latin disparāre (separate), from dis- + parō (make equal), although it was taken as the negative of parō (prepare, arrange) in Romance.

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disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparí, past participle disparat)

  1. to shoot
    Synonym: tirar

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Galician[edit]

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From alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese desparar, from Latin disparāre, present active infinitive of disparō (separate), from dis- + parō (make equal), although it was taken as the negative of parō (prepare, arrange) in Romance.

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disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparei, past participle disparado)

  1. to shoot, fire
    Synonym: tirar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese desparar, from Latin disparāre (to separate),[1] from dis- + parō (make equal), although it was taken as the negative of parō (prepare, arrange) in Romance.

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disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparei, past participle disparado)

  1. to shoot, to fire (a weapon)
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to shoot up, to soar (to grow rapidly: prices etc.)
    • 2018 May 2, Sofia Cristino, “Apesar do “elevado dinamismo”, estão a fechar mais lojas em Lisboa do que as que abrem”, in o corvo[1]:
      A alteração à lei do arrendamento fez disparar o preço das rendas para valores históricos, conduzindo muitos estabelecimentos comerciais a fechar portas em Lisboa.
      A change in the housing law made renting fees soar to historical values and is forcing many commercial establishments to close shop in Lisbon.

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  • disparar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latinizing alteration of Old Spanish desparar, from Latin disparāre (separate), from dis- + parō (make equal), although it was taken as the negative of parō (prepare, arrange) in Romance.[1]

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  • IPA(key): /dispaˈɾaɾ/ [d̪is.paˈɾaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: dis‧pa‧rar

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disparar (first-person singular present disparo, first-person singular preterite disparé, past participle disparado)

  1. to shoot, to fire (e.g. a weapon, a rocket)
    Synonym: tirar
  2. (reflexive) to rise, to go up, to skyrocket
  3. (reflexive) to go off, to be suddenly jolted into action

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