gata

Sentences
Meaning

gatar

  1. (Portugal, literary, slang) to fail, to flunk(an exam)
  2. (Portugal, literary, slang) to fail, to flunk (a course)
  3. (Portugal) to make a mistake, to go wrong
  4. (Portugal) to repair (a ceramic piece) by means of wires (gatos)
  5. (Portugal) to shape (a vessel) into a curve by means of an iron utensil (gato)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡa.tɐ/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gata, from Late Latin catta.

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