portare

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Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

portare

  1. inflection of portar:
    1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative
    2. first/third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin portāre (to bring, carry), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (go, traverse).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /porˈta.re/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: por‧tà‧re

Verb[edit]

portàre (first-person singular present pòrto, first-person singular past historic portài, past participle portàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to bring, fetch, take, carry
    Synonyms: andare a prendere, reggere, recare, recapitare, consegnare, dare
  2. (figurative, by extension) to transmit; to relay
    vi porto questa informazioneI bring you this information
  3. to propose
    Synonyms: proporre, candidare, designare
    portare Fabiano come candidato
    to propose Fabiano as a candidate
  4. to lead or drive
    Synonyms: condurre, menare, convogliare, dirigere
    la sua solitudine l'ha portato a relazionarsi con gli altri
    his solitude led him to interact with others
  5. to wear
    Synonyms: avere, indossare, calzare, avere indosso, usare, mettere
    D'estate porto pantaloni corti.In the summer I wear short pants.
  6. to bear; to feel; to harbor (of a feeling)
    Synonyms: provare, nutrire, serbare, conservare
    portare odio verso di lui
    to harbor hate towards him
  7. to have; to bear
    Synonyms: reggere, avere

Conjugation[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • portare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

portāre

  1. inflection of portō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Neapolitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin portāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

portare

  1. to bring
  2. to carry

References[edit]

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 79: “portare il lutto” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “portare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

portare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of portar