desgraçar

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ graça +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.ɡɾaˈsa(ʁ)/ [dez.ɡɾaˈsa(h)], /d͡ʒiz.ɡɾaˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.ɡɾaˈsa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.ɡɾaˈsa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.ɡɾaˈsa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.ɡɾaˈsa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.ɡɾaˈsa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.ɡɾaˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.ɡɾaˈsa(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /dez.ɡɾaˈsa(ɻ)/, /d͡ʒiz.ɡɾaˈsa(ɻ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.ɡɾaˈsa(ʁ)/ [dez.ɡɾaˈsa(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.ɡɾɐˈsaɾ/ [dɨʒ.ɣɾɐˈsaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.ɡɾɐˈsa.ɾi/ [dɨʒ.ɣɾɐˈsa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: des‧gra‧çar

Verb

desgraçar (first-person singular present desgraço, first-person singular preterite desgracei, past participle desgraçado)

  1. (transitive) to disgrace, to dishonor
  2. (transitive, colloquial, by extension) to destroy, to ruin

Conjugation

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