hallar

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Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hallar f

  1. genitive singular of høll
    uttan hallar
    outside the hall

Icelandic

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Noun

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hallar

  1. indefinite genitive singular of höll

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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hallar m

  1. indefinite plural of hall

Old Norse

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Proper noun

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hallar

  1. genitive singular of hǫll

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish fallar (to find), following internal consonant spread and palatalization, namely via Vulgar Latin *faflāre, from Latin afflāre (to breathe or blow upon). Cognate to Portuguese achar, Romanian afla. For the phonetic development, compare Old Spanish finchar, Spanish hinchar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈʝaɾ/ [aˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /aˈʎaɾ/ [aˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃaɾ/ [aˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒaɾ/ [aˈʒaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ha‧llar

Verb

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hallar (first-person singular present hallo, first-person singular preterite hallé, past participle hallado)

  1. (transitive) to find something, deliberately or not
    Synonym: encontrar, trovar (Old Spanish)
    Al final sí lograron hallar dónde comprar el libro.
    In the end they did manage to find where to buy the book.
  2. (transitive) to strike (a balance between options)
    El presidente prometió que hallaría un balance entre ambos bandos.
    The president promised to strike a balance between both groups.
  3. (reflexive) to find oneself in a certain way (+adjective)
    Synonym: encontrarse
    Nos hallamos contentos con los resultados.
    We found ourselves (were in the end) happy with the results.
  4. (reflexive) to enjoy oneself somewhere, enjoy one's time
    Synonym: imaginarse
    No me hallo en ese grupo
    I wouldn't enjoy myself in that group.
    Sí que te hallaste con el vecino, ¿eh?
    You really enjoyed your time with the neighbour, didn't you?

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Swedish

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Noun

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hallar

  1. indefinite plural of hall