assustar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ susto +‎ -ar, cf. also sustar. Compare Spanish asustar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.susˈta(ʁ)/ [a.susˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.susˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.suʃˈta(ʁ)/ [a.suʃˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.susˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.suʃˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.suʃˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: as‧sus‧tar

Verb

assustar (first-person singular present assusto, first-person singular preterite assustei, past participle assustado)

  1. to scare, frighten
  2. to startle

Conjugation