ler

to read

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈleɾ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: lego

Cognate with Portuguese: ler

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese leer, from Latin legere. Compare Portuguese ler.

Sentences

Xamais había luz abonda para ler –aínda que tampouco había ren para ler .

There was never enough light to read - though there was also nothing to read.

De moi nova aprendeu a ler e a escribir .

From a very young age, he learned to read and write.

En cada reunión acórdase a cantidade a ler nos días posteriores.

At each meeting the amount to be read in the following days is agreed upon.

Nos arcos centrais pódense ler diversas marcas do canteiro .

In the central arches you can read various marks of the quarry.