esforzar
Meaning
- (transitive) to encourage
- (transitive) to strain, struggle
- (reflexive) to strive
- (reflexive) to attempt
Hyphenated as
es‧for‧zar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/esfoɾˈθaɾ/
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (“strong”). Or, by surface analysis, es- + forzar.
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