abalançar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- + balança + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ba.lɐ̃ˈsa(ʁ)/ [a.ba.lɐ̃ˈsa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ba.lɐ̃ˈsa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ba.lɐ̃ˈsa(ʁ)/ [a.ba.lɐ̃ˈsa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ba.lɐ̃ˈsa(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐ.lɐ̃ˈsaɾ/ [ɐ.βɐ.lɐ̃ˈsaɾ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧lan‧çar

Verb

abalançar (first-person singular present abalanço, first-person singular preterite abalancei, past participle abalançado)

  1. to weigh on a balance
    Synonym: pesar
  2. (figurative) to equilibrate
    Synonym: equilibrar
  3. to move or shake
    Synonym: balançar
  4. (transitive) to impel, to prompt
  5. to risk

Conjugation

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