achar

• achaar

From Hindi अचार (acār)/Urdu اچار‎ (acār), from Persian آچار‎ (âčâr).[1]

achar (countable and uncountable, plural achars)

1. A spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine.

• chara

From Old Irish ochair (“edge”), from Proto-Celtic *okris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óḱris (compare Latin ocris (“rugged mountain”), Ancient Greek ὄκρις (ókris, “sharp edge”)), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).[2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxəɾˠ/

achar m (genitive singular achair)

1. distance, journey; extent; area
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 7:

     ḱē n t-axr̥, ə tā ən drehəd šin æš šo?

     conventional orthography:

     Cén t-achar atá an droichead sin as seo?

     What distance (i.e. how far) is that bridge from here?

2. period of time
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 8:

     ə wakə tū n bĭaiəx ūd lomsə, a çȧn̄ə mē tā axr̥ gȧŕəȷ?

     conventional orthography:

     An bhfaca tú an beithíoch úd liomsa a cheannaigh mé tá achar gairid?

     Did you see that cow of mine that I bought a short time ago?

• Achar an Dá Lá Dhéag (“the Twelve Days of Christmas; Epiphany”)

• “ochair” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “achar” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 3.
• "achar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “achar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “achar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “achar” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.

achar

1. Alternative form of aicher

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʃa(ʁ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʃaɾ/
• Hyphenation: a‧char

From Old Portuguese achar, from Latin afflāre, present active infinitive of afflō. Cognate with Spanish hallar.

achar (first-person singular present indicative acho, past participle achado)

1. (transitive) to find; to encounter (to come across something that was unknown or had been lost)

   Preciso achar as chaves da minha casa.

   I need to find the keys to my house.

   Nenhum dos estudantes achou a resposta correta.

   None of the students found the correct answer.

2. (ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to find; to consider (to have the opinion that a given thing has the given quality)

   Eu acho essa casa muito feia.

   I find this house very ugly.

   Acharam o filme interessante.

   They found the film interesting.

3. (ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to find (to come across something in the given state)

   Caminhei até a vila e achei-a inundada.

   I walked to the village and found it flooded.

4. (transitive with que) to think; to think that (to have the given opinion)

   Acho que vocês deviam ir embora.

   I think you all should go away.

   Acho que sim.

   I think so.

5. (transitive with de) to think of (to have an opinion regarding the worth of someone or something)

   O que acharam do novo livro?

   What did they think of the new book?

   Me diga o que você acha.

   Let me know what you think.

6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, copulative) to be (in the given state or condition)

   O livro se acha aberto.

   The book is open.

7. (Brazil, slang, takes a reflexive pronoun) to be arrogant or act arrogantly; to think too highly of oneself

   Aquele otário está se achando com seu carro rebaixado.

   That sucker is being arrogant with his lowrider.

8. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of achar
9. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of achar
10. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of achar
11. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of achar

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:achar.

• (to encounter): encontrar
• (to consider): considerar
• (to come across in a given state): encontrar
• (to think that): pensar que, crer que
• (to think of): pensar
• (to be in a state): estar, encontrar-se

• inchar
• soprar

From Hindi/Urdu आचार (ācār) / آچار‎ (āćār), from Persian آچار‎ (âčâr).

achar m (plural achares)

1. achar (a spicy and salty pickle of Indian cuisine)

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:achar.