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espatifar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Latin patefaciō (“to throw open”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(ʁ)/ [is.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(h)], /es.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(ʁ)/ [es.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(ɾ)/, /es.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(χ)], /eʃ.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /is.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(ɻ)/, /es.pa.t͡ʃiˈfa(ɻ)/
 

Verb

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espatifar (first-person singular present espatifo, first-person singular preterite espatifei, past participle espatifado)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, pronominal) to shatter, to break into pieces
    O vaso caiu e se espatifou no chão.
    The vase fell and shattered on the floor.
  2. (intransitive, pronominal) to crash (to fall or come down violently)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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