terraformar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Terra +‎ formar, possibly a calque from English terraform.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.ʁa.foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [ˌtɛ.ha.foɦˈma(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.ʁa.foɾˈma(ɾ)/ [ˌtɛ.ha.foɾˈma(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.ʁa.foʁˈma(ʁ)/ [ˌtɛ.χa.foʁˈma(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.ʁa.foɻˈma(ɻ)/ [ˌtɛ.ha.foɻˈma(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.ʁɐ.fuɾˈmaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.ʁɐ.fuɾˈma.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧for‧mar

Verb

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terraformar (first-person singular present terraformo, first-person singular preterite terraformei, past participle terraformado)

  1. (transitive) to terraform (hypothetically modify the atmosphere and temperature of a celestial body so that it acquires the appropriate conditions to support an ecosystem with terrestrial living beings)

Conjugation

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References

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