constranger

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from a Vulgar Latin *cōnstrangere for Latin cōnstringere. Doublet of constringir.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõs.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ʁ)/ [kõs.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõs.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ʁ)/ [kõʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõs.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒeɾ/

Verb

constranger (first-person singular present constranjo, first-person singular preterite constrangi, past participle constrangido)

  1. to embarrass
  2. to constrain
  3. to compel, oblige

Conjugation

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