emprovar
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Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
emprovar (first-person singular present emprovo, first-person singular preterite emproví, past participle emprovat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/
- (transitive) to try on
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to try on; to fit, to have fitted
- 1958, Mercè Rodoreda, Vint-i-dos contes:
- Han vingut a emprovar-me el vestit de núvia. Dues hores dreta.
- They came to fit my wedding dress. Two hours of standing.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of emprovar (first conjugation)
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Further reading[edit]
- “emprovar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.