malfazer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin malefacere. By surface analysis, mal- +‎ fazer.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maw.faˈze(ʁ)/ [maʊ̯.faˈze(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /maw.faˈze(ɾ)/ [maʊ̯.faˈze(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maw.faˈze(ʁ)/ [maʊ̯.faˈze(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maw.faˈze(ɻ)/ [maʊ̯.faˈze(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mal.fɐˈzeɾ/ [maɫ.fɐˈzeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mal.fɐˈze.ɾi/ [maɫ.fɐˈze.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: mal‧fa‧zer

Verb

malfazer (first-person singular present malfaço, first-person singular preterite malfiz, past participle malfeito)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to practice evil, to do evil things

Conjugation