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abrir

abrir

Asturian

Verb

abrir

  1. to open
Conjugation

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperīre, present active infinitive of aperiō (I open).

Pronunciation

Verb

abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrín, past participle aberto)

  1. to open

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin aperīre, present active infinitive of aperiō (I open), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (of; from).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ˈbɾiɾ/

Verb

abrir

  1. to open

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperīre, present active infinitive of aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (off, from) + Proto-Indo-European *wer-iō (open).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈβɾiɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbɾi/, /aˈbɾiχ/, /a'bɾih/, /a'bɾiɾ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧brir

Verb

abrir (first-person singular present indicative abro, past participle abrido)

  1. (transitive) To open.
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 180:
      Se você não abrir a porta, vamos arrombá-la!
      If you are not going to open the door, we will break it down!
  2. (transitive, card games, poker) To deal (a card).

Conjugation

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  • abrir in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin aperīre, present active infinitive of aperiō.

Noun

abrir m (plural abrires)

  1. opening

Verb

abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrí, past participle abierto)

  1. (transitive) to open
    Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. - Please open the window, George.
  2. (transitive) to unlock
    Yo abro la cerradura. - I unlock the lock.
  3. (transitive) to turn on
    Él abrió la llave. - He turned on the faucet.

Conjugation

In Spain, the second person present indicative is also spelled "abrís."

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