sobresair

See also: sobresaír

Portuguese

Verb

sobresair (first-person singular present sobresaio, first-person singular preterite sobresaí, past participle sobresaído)

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of sobressair
    • 1934 October 15, “Tentativas de Beccali para melhorar o recorde de 1.500 mts. [Attempts by Beccali to improve the 1500-mt. record]”, in A Tribuna, volume XLI, number 203, Santos, page 3:
      O grande athleta italiano Beccali, que muito sobresaiu nas ultimas Olympiadas de Los Angeles, encontra-se presentemente nos Estados Unidos []
      The great Italian athlete Beccali, who excelled in the last Los Angeles Olympics, find himself currently in the United States []

Usage notes

This spelling coexisted with sobresahir.

Conjugation