apantallar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + pantalla + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /apantaˈʝaɾ/ [a.pãn̪.t̪aˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /apantaˈʎaɾ/ [a.pãn̪.t̪aˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /apantaˈʃaɾ/ [a.pãn̪.t̪aˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /apantaˈʒaɾ/ [a.pãn̪.t̪aˈʒaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pan‧ta‧llar

Verb

apantallar (first-person singular present apantallo, first-person singular preterite apantallé, past participle apantallado)

  1. (transitive, Spain) to screen (put up a screen)
  2. (transitive, Argentina, Paraguay) to fan (move wind with a hand fan to cool someone down)
  3. (transitive, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) to impress others, cause awe
    Me apantallaste con lo que conocías del programa.
    You impressed me with what you knew of the software.
  4. (transitive, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) to show off, do something as a way to brag
    A él le gusta apantallar a otros con su ropa cara.
    He likes to show off with his expensive clothes.

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