emparar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan amparar, from Vulgar Latin *anteparāre (to prevent), from Latin ante- + parō, parāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

emparar (first-person singular present emparo, first-person singular preterite emparí, past participle emparat)

  1. (transitive) to protect
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 11, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      Una nit més som al balcó, mig emparats de la neu que cau.
      One night more we are on the balcony, half protected from the falling snow.

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