acobardar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ cobarde (coward) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ku.bɐɾˈdaɾ/ [ɐ.ku.βɐɾˈðaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ku.bɐɾˈda.ɾi/ [ɐ.ku.βɐɾˈða.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧co‧bar‧dar

Verb

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acobardar (first-person singular present acobardo, first-person singular preterite acobardei, past participle acobardado)

  1. to frighten

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ cobarde (coward) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /akobaɾˈdaɾ/ [a.ko.β̞aɾˈð̞aɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧co‧bar‧dar

Verb

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acobardar (first-person singular present acobardo, first-person singular preterite acobardé, past participle acobardado)

  1. (transitive) to daunt, to frighten, to scare
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:asustar
  2. (reflexive) to be frightened, scared, daunted
    Synonym: asustarse
  3. (reflexive) to cower

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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