esforçar

Meaning

  1. to strain
  2. (reflexive) to make an effort
  3. (Brazil,alt-of,alternative,informal,proscribed) Alternative form of forçar

Frequency

C1
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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