irritar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin irrītāre, present active infinitive of irrītō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [i.riˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [i.riˈtaɾ]

Verb

irritar (first-person singular present irrito, first-person singular preterite irrití, past participle irritat)

1. to irritate
2. to excite

Related terms

• irritació
• irritant

Further reading

• “irritar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “irritar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “irritar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “irritar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin irrītāre, present active infinitive of irrītō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. to irritate

   As preparações mais fortes podem irritar a pele.

   Stronger preparations can irritate the skin.

2. to excite
3. to annoy, to bother

   É fácil irritar alguém.

   It is easy to annoy someone.

   Não me irrite.

   Don't bother me.

4. (reflexive) to become angry

   As pessoas se irritam com você.

   People get angry with you.

Derived terms

• irritação
• irritante

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin irrītāre, present active infinitive of irrītō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iriˈtaɾ/ [i.riˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

1. to irritate
2. to excite

Related terms

• irritación
• irritante

Further reading

• “irritar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014