ancorar

Catalan

Etymology

From àncora + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əŋ.koˈɾa/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əŋ.kuˈɾa/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /aŋ.koˈɾaɾ/

Verb

ancorar (first-person singular present ancoro, past participle ancorat)

  1. to anchor (secure with an anchor)

Conjugation

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Galician

Etymology

From áncora + -ar.

Verb

ancorar (first-person singular present ancoro, first-person singular preterite ancorei, past participle ancorado)

  1. to anchor (secure with an anchor)

Conjugation

Further reading


Occitan

Etymology

From ancora + -ar.

Verb

ancorar

  1. to anchor (secure with an anchor)

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

From âncora (anchor) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ku.ˈɾaɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ko.ˈɾa(ʁ)/

Verb

ancorar (first-person singular present indicative ancoro, past participle ancorado)

  1. (transitive) to anchor (to secure a watercraft with an anchor)
    O capitão quer ancorar o barco no meio do river.
    The captain wants to anchor the boat in the middle of the river.
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with em) to hold on to (to grasp tightly)
    Me ancorei no corrimão para não cair.
    I held on to the handrail so I wouldn’t fall.
    Synonym: segurar-se em
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with em) to be strongly based on
    Nosso sistema legal se ancora no dos romanos.
    Our legal system is based on the Roman one.
    Synonyms: alicerçar-se em, fundamentar-se em, basear-se em (not implying as strong a basis)
  4. (broadcasting, rare) to anchor (to host a news program)
    Synonym: apresentar

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

áncora + -ar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ankoˈɾaɾ/, [ãŋkoˈɾaɾ]

Verb

ancorar (first-person singular present ancoro, first-person singular preterite ancoré, past participle ancorado)

  1. to anchor (secure with an anchor)
    Synonym: anclar

Conjugation

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    Further reading

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