esforçar

See also: esforcar

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, from ex + *fortiāre, from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis. Compare Spanish esforzar, French efforcer, Italian sforzare.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əs.foɾˈsa/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əs.furˈsa/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /es.foɾˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

esforçar (first-person singular present esforço, past participle esforçat)

  1. to encourage, to strain

Conjugation

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Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese esforçar, from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, from ex + *fortiāre, from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.fuɾ.ˈsaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: es‧for‧çar

Verb

esforçar (first-person singular present indicative esforço, past participle esforçado)

  1. to strain

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • esforçar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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