mellorar

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mellorar, from Late Latin meliōrāre, a verb based on Latin melior (better).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) [meʎoˈɾaɾ], [miʎoˈɾaɾ]

Verb

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mellorar (first-person singular present melloro, first-person singular preterite mellorei, past participle mellorado)

  1. to improve; to better
    Antonyms: desmellorar, empeorar
    • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:
      Virés acò meu Dieguiño
      cando ò tempo milloràr,
      porqe si escorrega á Besta
      è esbarroufàs, alabay.
      You'll come here my little Diego
      when the weather improves
      because if the mount slips
      and you sprawl, here goes nothing!
  2. to recover
    Synonym: sandar

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