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rentar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan reentar, from Late Latin recentāre, from Latin recentem (new).

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rentar (first-person singular present rento, first-person singular preterite rentí, past participle rentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. to wash
    Synonyms: llavar, netejar
    rentar-se les dentsto brush one's teeth
  2. to wash up

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From rente +‎ -ar.

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Verb

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rentar (first-person singular present rento, first-person singular preterite rentei, past participle rentado)

  1. (intransitive) to pass by
  2. (figurative, intransitive, colloquial) to boast of one's strength, to tout oneself [with a ‘to someone’]
  3. (intransitive) to court, to woo, to flirt with, to give compliments [with a ‘to someone’]
  4. (transitive) to provoke, to challenge
  5. (transitive, Portugal, Algarve) to insult
  6. (reflexive, Portugal, regional, vulgar) to fart noisily

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From renta +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /renˈtaɾ/ [rẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ren‧tar

Verb

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rentar (first-person singular present rento, first-person singular preterite renté, past participle rentado)

  1. (Latin America, transitive) to rent
    Synonyms: alquilar, arrendar
  2. (Spain, slang) to be worth it, to be worthwhile
    Synonyms: cundir, compensar, interesar, salir a cuenta, valer la pena
    Me renta salir este finde.I'm interested in going out this weekend.
    Ir a clase hoy no me renta.Going to class today isn't worth it for me.

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