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preocupar

preocupar

Catalan

Verb

preocupar (first-person singular present preocupo, past participle preocupat)

  1. to worry, to concern (someone)

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin praeoccupāre (to preoccupy).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾjɔkuˈpaɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.ˌo.ku.ˈpa(ʁ)/, /ˌpɾew.ku.ˈpa(ʁ)/

Verb

preocupar (first-person singular present indicative preocupo, past participle preocupado)

  1. (intransitive) to worry; to concern (to cause someone, or people in general, to feel worried)
    As taxas de homicídio daqui preocupam.
    The homicide rates in this place are concerning.
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with com) to worry (about)
    Não se preocupe com o que seus inimigos dizem.
    Don’t worry about what your enemies say.

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin praeoccupare.

Verb

preocupar (first-person singular present preocupo, first-person singular preterite preocupé, past participle preocupado)

  1. to, worry, concern

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