sobresalto

Portuguese

Noun

sobresalto m (plural sobresaltos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of sobressalto

Verb

sobresalto

  1. Obsolete spelling of sobressalto

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sobɾeˈsalto/ [so.β̞ɾeˈsal̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -alto
  • Syllabification: so‧bre‧sal‧to

Etymology 1

From sobre- +‎ salto.

Noun

sobresalto m (plural sobresaltos)

  1. jolt
  2. scare, fright, tizzy
    Synonym: susto
    • 1983 December 3, “Gustavo (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 20, page 21:
      ?Por que te suicidaste — colgando en la entrada de mi casa? La manana despues cuando te descubri, muerto, te grite con sobresalto.
      Why did you commit suicide — hanging at the entrance of my house? The morning after when I found you dead I screamed in shock.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sobresalto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sobresaltar

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