disparar

Catalan

Etymology

From alteration of Old Catalan desparar possibly from des- + parar, or from , 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.

Verb

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

1. to shoot

Synonyms

• tirar

Related terms

• parar

Further reading

• “disparar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

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.

Verb

1. to shoot, fire

Synonyms

• tirar

Related terms

• parar

Further reading

• “disparar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Portuguese

Etymology

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.

Verb

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.

Derived terms

• disparador
• disparo

Related terms

• parar

Further reading

• Template:R:DAN

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Spanish

Etymology

From alteration of Old Spanish 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.

Verb

1. to shoot
2. (reflexive) to rise, go up
3. (reflexive) to be suddenly jolted into action

Synonyms

• tirar

Derived terms

• disparatar
• disparo
• dispararse
• disparate
• disparador
• disparar primero y preguntar después

Related terms

• parar

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001