empreitar

Portuguese

Etymology

From em- + preito (doublet of pleito) + -ar. Unrelated to empresa.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pɾeɪ̯ˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pɾeɪ̯ˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾejˈta(ɾ)/ [ẽ.pɾeɪ̯ˈta(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾejˈta(ɾ)/ [ĩ.pɾeɪ̯ˈta(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pɾeɪ̯ˈta(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾejˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pɾeɪ̯ˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾejˈta(ɻ)/ [ẽ.pɾeɪ̯ˈta(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾejˈta(ɻ)/ [ĩ.pɾeɪ̯ˈta(ɻ)]
 

  • Hyphenation: em‧prei‧tar

Verb

empreitar (first-person singular present empreito, first-person singular preterite empreitei, past participle empreitado)

  1. to work piecework

Conjugation

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