esforzar
Meaning
- (pronominal) to encourage; to exert oneself
- (transitive) to force
- (transitive) to rape
- (dated,transitive) to encourage, strengthen
- (dated,intransitive) to take courage, gather strength
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Pronounced as (IPA)
[esfoɾˈθaɾ]
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese esforçar, from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (“strong”).
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