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apostar

apostar

Catalan

Verb

apostar (first-person singular present aposto, past participle apostat)

  1. to bet

Conjugation

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Portuguese

Etymology

From aposta (bet) + -ar or from Vulgar Latin *appositāre.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [ˌɐ.puʃ.ˈtaɾ]
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): [ˌa.pos.ˈta(ɹ)]
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): [ˌa.pos.ˈta(ɻ)]
  • (Carioca) IPA(key): [ˌa.poʃ.ˈta(χ)]
  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): [ˌa.pʊs.ˈtaː]
  • Hyphenation: a‧pos‧tar

Verb

apostar (first-person singular present indicative aposto, past participle apostado)

  1. to bet (to make a guess about the outcome of an event)
  2. to bet (be quite certain of something)
  3. (transitive with em) to invest

Conjugation

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Spanish

Verb

apostar (first-person singular present apuesto, first-person singular preterite aposté, past participle apostado)

  1. (transitive) to bet

Conjugation

  • Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables.

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