plotar

Portuguese

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of English plot +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ploˈta(ʁ)/ [ploˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ploˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ploˈta(ʁ)/ [ploˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ploˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pluˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pluˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: plo‧tar

Verb

plotar (first-person singular present ploto, first-person singular preterite plotei, past participle plotado)

  1. (transitive) to print (to produce copies using a printer)
    Synonym: imprimir
  2. (transitive, Brazil) to understand, to comprehend, to grasp
    Synonyms: entender, compreender, (Brazil, slang) sacar
  3. (transitive) to find (e.g. a boat or aeroplane) using coordinates
  4. (transitive, statistics) to plot (to trace out a graph or diagram)

Conjugation