aproveitar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aproveytar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). By surface analysis, a + proveito + ar. Cognate with Portuguese aproveitar and Spanish aprovechar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [apɾoβejˈtaɾ]

Verb

aproveitar (first-person singular present aproveito, first-person singular preterite aproveitei, past participle aproveitado)

  1. to profit
  2. to take advantage of, to make use of
    • 1886, O Galiciano, number 91, page 3:
      O que a ti che compría, repriquei, era unha boa vragasta polo lombo; sempre foches un perdido, e pra botar un día máis de pándega aporveitaste desa bouba da fin do mundo …
      "What you need", I reply, "is a good cane down your back; you have always been a dissolute guy, and for having one more day of fun you are taking advantage of this hoax about the end of the world …"

Conjugation

Further reading

References

  • aproveytar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • aproveytar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • aproveitar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • aproveitar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • aproveitar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
  • aproveitar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- + proveito + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾo.vejˈta(ʁ)/ [a.pɾo.veɪ̯ˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.pɾo.vejˈta(ɾ)/ [a.pɾo.veɪ̯ˈta(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.pɾo.vejˈta(ʁ)/ [a.pɾo.veɪ̯ˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾo.vejˈta(ɻ)/ [a.pɾo.veɪ̯ˈta(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾu.vɐjˈtaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾu.bejˈtaɾ/ [ɐ.pɾu.βejˈtaɾ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾu.vejˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾu.veˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧pro‧vei‧tar

Verb

aproveitar (first-person singular present aproveito, first-person singular preterite aproveitei, past participle aproveitado)

  1. to take, appropriate
  2. to avail, to seize; utilize, to use
  3. to be useful
  4. to take advantage of; to benefit, to put to (good/better) use, to make (good/better) use of, to make the best of
    Você deveria aproveitar essa oportunidade.
    You should take advantage of this opportunity.
  5. to harness; to utilize

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • aproveitamento

Further reading

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