vislumbrar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vislumbrar, from Latin vix lūmināre (barely illuminate).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /viz.lũˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [viz.lũˈbɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /viz.lũˈbɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /viʒ.lũˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [viʒ.lũˈbɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viz.lũˈbɾa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /viʒ.lũˈbɾaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /biʒ.lũˈbɾaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /viʒ.lũˈbɾa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: vis‧lum‧brar

Verb

vislumbrar (first-person singular present vislumbro, first-person singular preterite vislumbrei, past participle vislumbrado)

  1. to glimpse

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vix luminare (barely illuminate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bislumˈbɾaɾ/ [bis.lũmˈbɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: vis‧lum‧brar

Verb

vislumbrar (first-person singular present vislumbro, first-person singular preterite vislumbré, past participle vislumbrado)

  1. (transitive) to see something faintly or indistinctly due to distance or lack of light
  2. (transitive) to glimpse, barely see, see at a distance
    vislumbrar el finto glimpse the end

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Portuguese: vislumbrar

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