encalhar

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eŋ.kaˈʎa/

Verb

encalhar

  1. (nautical) to run aground

Conjugation

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: en‧ca‧lhar

Verb

encalhar (first-person singular present encalho, first-person singular preterite encalhei, past participle encalhado)

  1. (nautical, of a vessel) to beach, strand, run aground
  2. (figuratively) to find (an obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, etc.)
  3. (informal) to fail to sell (a commodity)
  4. (informal, especially of a woman) to be, become or remain unmarried or single

Conjugation

Derived terms

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