perscrutar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁs.kɾuˈta(ʁ)/ [pehs.kɾuˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾs.kɾuˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁʃ.kɾuˈta(ʁ)/ [peχʃ.kɾuˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻs.kɾuˈta(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾʃ.kɾuˈtaɾ/
- Hyphenation: pers‧cru‧tar
Verb
perscrutar (first-person singular present perscruto, first-person singular preterite perscrutei, past participle perscrutado)
- to examine; to investigate thoroughly; to inquire; to question
- O detetive perscrutou o suspeito com grande aplicação.
- The detective investigated the suspect diligently.
- to try to learn; to try to discover a secret
- Vivia perscrutando os mistérios da devoção religiosa.
- He lived trying to learn about the mysteries of religious devotion.
Conjugation
Conjugation of perscrutar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Further reading
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