beneficiar

Catalan

Etymology

From benefici + -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

beneficiar (first-person singular present beneficio, first-person singular preterite beneficií, past participle beneficiat)

  1. (transitive) to benefit
    Synonym: beneficar
  2. (transitive, agriculture) to enrich
  3. (transitive, metallurgy) to smelt
  4. (transitive, mining) to exploit
  5. (transitive) to grant a benefice
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to benefit [+ de (object) = from]

Conjugation

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From benefício + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ne.fi.siˈa(ʁ)/ [be.ne.fi.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /be.ne.fiˈsja(ʁ)/ [be.ne.fiˈsja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /be.ne.fi.siˈa(ɾ)/ [be.ne.fi.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /be.ne.fiˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /be.ne.fi.siˈa(ʁ)/ [be.ne.fi.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /be.ne.fiˈsja(ʁ)/ [be.ne.fiˈsja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ne.fi.siˈa(ɻ)/ [be.ne.fi.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /be.ne.fiˈsja(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨ.nɨ.fiˈsjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨ.nɨ.fiˈsja.ɾi/

Verb

beneficiar (first-person singular present beneficio, first-person singular preterite beneficiei, past participle beneficiado)

  1. to benefit, profit
  2. to advantage
  3. to avail

Conjugation

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bénéficiaire. By surface analysis, beneficiu + -ar.

Noun

beneficiar m (plural beneficiari)

  1. beneficiary

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From beneficio + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /benefiˈθjaɾ/ [be.ne.fiˈθjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /benefiˈsjaɾ/ [be.ne.fiˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: be‧ne‧fi‧ciar

Verb

beneficiar (first-person singular present beneficio, first-person singular preterite beneficié, past participle beneficiado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to benefit
    Todos nos podemos beneficiar de su experiencia.
    We can all benefit from your experience.
    ¿En qué te beneficia?
    What's in it for you?

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