rematar

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From re- +‎ matar.

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rematar (first-person singular present remato, first-person singular preterite rematí, past participle rematat)

  1. (transitive, pronominal) to finish off, complete
    rematar una feinato finish a job
  2. (transitive) to sell at an auction
  3. (especially soccer) to shoot at goal
    rematar un córnerto shoot at goal after getting the ball from a corner kick

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese rematar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from re- +‎ matar.

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rematar (first-person singular present remato, first-person singular preterite rematei, past participle rematado)

  1. (intransitive) to finish
  2. (transitive) to finish off
  3. (transitive) to conclude, close
  4. (transitive) to auction, auction off
    • 1432, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 450:
      Iten se rematou da Rúa dos Çapateiros hua manta e hua capa de Sancha Lourença, por XVII mrs, en Pero de Temees
      Item, of the Shoemakers Street, a blanket and a cloak of Sancha Lourenzo were auctioned for 17 maravedis to Pedro de Temes

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Possibly from re- +‎ matar.

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  • Hyphenation: re‧ma‧tar

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rematar (first-person singular present remato, first-person singular preterite rematei, past participle rematado)

  1. to finish off
  2. to shoot

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  • Macanese: ramatâ

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ matar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /remaˈtaɾ/ [re.maˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧ma‧tar

Verb

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rematar (first-person singular present remato, first-person singular preterite rematé, past participle rematado)

  1. (literally) to finish off; to kill
    Remató al animal para que no sufriera más.
    He finished off the animal so that it would not suffer any more.
  2. (figurative) to complete, to end, bring to an end, terminate
    Synonyms: acabar, finalizar, terminar
  3. to buy or sell at an auction
    Synonym: subastar
  4. (especially soccer) to shoot at goal
  5. (reflexive) to perish

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