avistar

Portuguese

Etymology

A- + vista (sight; view) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /a.vis.ˈta(ɾ)/, /a.vis.ˈta(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /a.vis.ˈta(ɾ)/, /a.vis.ˈta(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.viʃ.ˈtaɾ/

Verb

avistar (first-person singular present indicative avisto, past participle avistado)

  1. to sight (to get sight of something)
    O marinheiro gritou ao avistar terra.
    The mariner yelled as he sighted land.
    Avistei um objeto no céu.
    I sighted an object in the sky.

Conjugation


Spanish

Verb

avistar (first-person singular present avisto, first-person singular preterite avisté, past participle avistado)

  1. to sight

Conjugation

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