alavancar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.la.vɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [a.la.vɐ̃ˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.la.vɐ̃ˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.la.vɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/ [a.la.vɐ̃ˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.la.vɐ̃ˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɐ.vɐ̃ˈkaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɐ.bɐ̃ˈkaɾ/ [ɐ.lɐ.βɐ̃ˈkaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɐ.vɐ̃ˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧van‧car

Verb

alavancar (first-person singular present alavanco, first-person singular preterite alavanquei, past participle alavancado)

  1. (transitive) to lever (to move with a lever)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to boost (to help (something) to improve)

Conjugation