entesar
Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + teso + -ar; or from Vulgar Latin *intēnsāre, from Latin intēnsus, whence Portuguese intenso. Compare Spanish entesar, Occitan entesar, Old French entaisier. See also teso.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ʁ)/ [ẽ.teˈza(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ʁ)/ [ẽ.teˈza(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teˈza(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teˈza(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teˈza(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.tɨˈzaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.tɨˈza.ɾi/
Verb
entesar (first-person singular present enteso, first-person singular preterite entesei, past participle entesado)
- (transitive or reflexive) to straighten
- (transitive or reflexive) to stiffen
- (reflexive) to become or appear haughty or uncompromising
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
References
- “entesar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “entesar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From a derivative of Latin intēnsus, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *intēnsāre; compare Portuguese entesar, Occitan entesar, Old French entaisier. See also tieso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enteˈsaɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪eˈsaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧te‧sar
Verb
entesar (first-person singular present enteso, first-person singular preterite entesé, past participle entesado)
- (transitive) to strengthen
- (transitive) to stretch, to tighten
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive entesar | dative | entesarme | entesarte | entesarle, entesarse | entesarnos | entesaros | entesarles, entesarse |
| accusative | entesarme | entesarte | entesarlo, entesarla, entesarse | entesarnos | entesaros | entesarlos, entesarlas, entesarse | |
| with gerund entesando | dative | entesándome | entesándote | entesándole, entesándose | entesándonos | entesándoos | entesándoles, entesándose |
| accusative | entesándome | entesándote | entesándolo, entesándola, entesándose | entesándonos | entesándoos | entesándolos, entesándolas, entesándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative entesa | dative | entésame | entésate | entésale | entésanos | not used | entésales |
| accusative | entésame | entésate | entésalo, entésala | entésanos | not used | entésalos, entésalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative entesá | dative | entesame | entesate | entesale | entesanos | not used | entesales |
| accusative | entesame | entesate | entesalo, entesala | entesanos | not used | entesalos, entesalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative entese | dative | entéseme | not used | entésele, entésese | entésenos | not used | entéseles |
| accusative | entéseme | not used | entéselo, entésela, entésese | entésenos | not used | entéselos, entéselas | |
| with first-person plural imperative entesemos | dative | not used | entesémoste | entesémosle | entesémonos | entesémoos | entesémosles |
| accusative | not used | entesémoste | entesémoslo, entesémosla | entesémonos | entesémoos | entesémoslos, entesémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative entesad | dative | entesadme | not used | entesadle | entesadnos | entesaos | entesadles |
| accusative | entesadme | not used | entesadlo, entesadla | entesadnos | entesaos | entesadlos, entesadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative entesen | dative | entésenme | not used | entésenle | entésennos | not used | entésenles, entésense |
| accusative | entésenme | not used | entésenlo, entésenla | entésennos | not used | entésenlos, entésenlas, entésense | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “entesar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024