bitolar

Portuguese

Etymology

From bitola +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.toˈla(ʁ)/ [bi.toˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bi.toˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bi.toˈla(ʁ)/ [bi.toˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.toˈla(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.tuˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.tuˈla.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: bi‧to‧lar

Verb

bitolar (first-person singular present bitolo, first-person singular preterite bitolei, past participle bitolado)

  1. to gauge
  2. (Brazil, familiar) to fixate, obsess (express persistent interest in a single matter, often to the exclusion of other matters or social interaction)

Conjugation

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