atropelar
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.tɾu.peˈla(ʁ)/ [a.tɾu.peˈla(h)], /a.tɾo.peˈla(ʁ)/ [a.tɾo.peˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.tɾu.peˈla(ɾ)/, /a.tɾo.peˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.tɾu.peˈla(ʁ)/ [a.tɾu.peˈla(χ)], /a.tɾo.peˈla(ʁ)/ [a.tɾo.peˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.tɾo.peˈla(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.tɾu.pɨˈlaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.tɾu.pɨˈla.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: a‧tro‧pe‧lar
Verb
atropelar (first-person singular present atropelo, first-person singular preterite atropelei, past participle atropelado)
- (transitive) to hit an obstacle while moving
- (transitive) to run over (drive over, causing injury or death)
- (Brazil, derogatory, slang, transitive) To spray graffiti on an area already graffitied, technically deforming or removing the previous graffiti.
Conjugation
Conjugation of atropelar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.