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apretar

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(Anglès)

  1. (transitive) to squeeze
  2. (transitive) to tighten, constrict or compress
  3. (transitive) to press (e.g., a button)
  4. (transitive) to pull (e.g., the trigger)
  5. (transitive) to grit (e.g., one's teeth), to clench (e.g., one's fist)
  6. (transitive) to push down (e.g., a toilet plunger)
  7. (transitive) to hold back
  8. (transitive) to hold on to something

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Amb guionet com a
a‧pre‧tar
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/apɾeˈtaɾ/
Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de Old Spanish
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Heretat de llatí
llatí
pectus
Cognat amb portuguès
portuguès
apertar
Cognat amb català
català
apitrar
In summary

Inherited from Late Latin appectorāre (undergoing metathesis in Old Spanish; compare similar occurrences in pretal, pretil, pretina), from Latin pectus (“chest”). Compare Portuguese apertar, Catalan apitrar.

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