embarcar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ barca +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.bərˈka]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [em.baɾˈkaɾ]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Homophone: embarcà
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

embarcar (first-person singular present embarco, first-person singular preterite embarquí, past participle embarcat)

  1. to embark

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Portuguese

Etymology

By surface analysis, em- +‎ barco (boat) +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.bahˈka(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.bahˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baɾˈka(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baɾˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.baχˈka(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.baχˈka(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baɻˈka(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baɻˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bɐɾˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bɐɾˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: em‧bar‧car

Verb

embarcar (first-person singular present embarco, first-person singular preterite embarquei, past participle embarcado)

  1. to embark
  2. to ship
  3. (idiomatic) to die

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ barco +‎ -ar. Compare English embark.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embaɾˈkaɾ/ [ẽm.baɾˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧bar‧car

Verb

embarcar (first-person singular present embarco, first-person singular preterite embarqué, past participle embarcado)

  1. to embark, to sail, to ship out
    Synonym: zarpar
  2. to board, to load (persons or cargo)
  3. (colloquial) to ship
  4. (reflexive) to embark, go on
  5. to let down someone
    Synonym: fallar

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