profitar

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from French profiter (to take advantage).[1]

Verb

profitar (Hebrew spelling פרופ׳יטאר)[1]

  1. (intransitive) to take advantage (of something)
    • 2024, Ladino 21[1]:
      Para arebivir el Ladino en el siekolo 21 es menester profitar de lo dijital para dokumentar i ambezar esta lingua en perikolo de ekstinsyon.
      In order to revive Ladino in the twenty first century it is necessary to take advantage of digital technology to document and learn this endangered language.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • profitadera
  • profitador
  • profitavle

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 profitar”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasury of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Portuguese

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of English profit +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.fiˈta(ʁ)/ [pɾo.fiˈta(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.fiˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.fiˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: pro‧fi‧tar

Verb

profitar (first-person singular present profito, first-person singular preterite profitei, past participle profitado)

  1. (intransitive, slang) to make a profit; to make money
  2. (transitive, slang) to hook up with; to score someone

Conjugation