rentar

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan reentar, from Late Latin recentāre, from Latin recēns, recentis (new).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /rənˈta/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /renˈtaɾ/
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Verb

rentar (first-person singular present rento, past participle rentat)

  1. to wash
    Synonyms: llavar, netejar
    rentar-se les dentsto brush one's teeth
  2. to wash up

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • “rentar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From rente + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈta(ʁ)/ [hẽˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈta(ɾ)/ [hẽˈta(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈta(ʁ)/ [χẽˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁẽˈta(ɻ)/ [hẽˈta(ɻ)]

Verb

rentar (first-person singular present rento, first-person singular preterite rentei, past participle rentado)

  1. (intransitive) to pass by
  2. (figurative, intransitive, colloquial) to boast of one's strength, to tout oneself [+ a (someone) = to]
  3. (intransitive) to court, to woo, to flirt with, to give compliments [+ a (someone) = to]
  4. (transitive) to provoke, to challenge
  5. (transitive, Portugal, Algarve) to insult
  6. (reflexive, Portugal, regional, vulgar) to fart noisily

Conjugation

References

Spanish

Etymology

renta + -ar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /renˈtaɾ/ [rẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ren‧tar

Verb

rentar (first-person singular present rento, first-person singular preterite renté, past participle rentado)

  1. to rent
    Synonyms: alquilar, arrendar

Conjugation

Further reading

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