sortear

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /soʁ.teˈa(ʁ)/ [soh.teˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /soɾ.teˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /soʁ.teˈa(ʁ)/ [soχ.teˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /soɻ.teˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾˈtjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾˈtja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: sor‧te‧ar

Verb

sortear (first-person singular present sorteio, first-person singular preterite sorteei, past participle sorteado)

  1. to draw (to determine the result of a lottery)
  2. to choose an option randomly

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sortem. Compare English sort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soɾteˈaɾ/ [soɾ.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: sor‧te‧ar

Verb

sortear (first-person singular present sorteo, first-person singular preterite sorteé, past participle sorteado)

  1. to raffle, to raffle off, to draw lots
    Synonym: rifar
  2. to get around, to avoid, to come around (an obstacle or a danger), to circumvent
    Synonyms: esquivar, evitar

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