alastrar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- + lastrar (to ballast).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.lasˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [a.lasˈtɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.lasˈtɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.laʃˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [a.laʃˈtɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.lasˈtɾa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɐʃˈtɾaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɐʃˈtɾa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧las‧trar

Verb

alastrar (first-person singular present alastro, first-person singular preterite alastrei, past participle alastrado)

  1. (nautical) to ballast; to load a ship with ballast, so that it is stable
  2. to spread; to proliferate
    Synonyms: espalhar, proliferar, difundir, estender

Conjugation

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