esforçar
Meaning
- to strain
- (reflexive) to make an effort
- (Brazil,alt-of,alternative,informal,proscribed) Alternative form of forçar
Frequency
Hyphenated as
es‧for‧çar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/is.foʁˈsa(ʁ)/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (“strong”).
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