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demorar

demorar

Occitan

Verb

demorar

  1. to remain; to stay
  2. to live (in a given place)

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese demorar, from Latin dēmorāre, present active infinitive of dēmoror (I linger).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌde.mo.ˈɾa(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌde.mo.ˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (North Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌde.mo.ˈɾa(χ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.mu.ˈɾaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: de‧mo‧rar

Verb

demorar (first-person singular present indicative demoro, past participle demorado)

  1. to take time (to require a comparatively long period of time)
  2. to linger (to stay or remain in a place or situation)

Quotations

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēmorārī, present active infinitive of dēmoror.

Verb

demorar (first-person singular present demoro, first-person singular preterite demoré, past participle demorado)

  1. to tarry
  2. to delay
  3. to postpone
  4. to linger

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