soplar
Asturian
Etymology
Probably a semi-learned term derived from Latin sufflāre, present active infinitive of sufflō. Compare resollar. Alternatively from Vulgar Latin *supplāre, *sopplāre. Compare Spanish soplar, Portuguese and Galician soprar.
Verb
soplar (first-person singular indicative present soplo, past participle sopláu)
- to blow
Spanish
Etymology
Probably a semi-learned term derived from Latin sufflāre, present active infinitive of sufflō[1]. Compare the sound changes in the inherited resollar. Alternatively from Vulgar Latin *supplāre, *sopplāre. Cf. also Portuguese soprar, French souffler.
Verb
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- to blow
- El viento siguió soplando todo día. — “The wind continued blowing all day.”
- to tattle, to snitch
- to whisper
- to prompt
- to inspire
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References
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