empolgar
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin *empollicāre,[1] from pollēre (“to be strong or powerful”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.powˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.poʊ̯ˈɡa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.powˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.poʊ̯ˈɡa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.powˈɡa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.poʊ̯ˈɡa(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.powˈɡa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.poʊ̯ˈɡa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.powˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.poʊ̯ˈɡa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.powˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.poʊ̯ˈɡa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.powˈɡa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.poʊ̯ˈɡa(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.powˈɡa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.poʊ̯ˈɡa(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.polˈɡaɾ/ [ẽ.poɫˈɣaɾ], /ẽ.pɔlˈɡaɾ/ [ẽ.pɔɫˈɣaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.polˈɡa.ɾi/ [ẽ.poɫˈɣa.ɾi], /ẽ.pɔlˈɡa.ɾi/ [ẽ.pɔɫˈɣa.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: em‧pol‧gar
Verb
empolgar (first-person singular present empolgo, first-person singular preterite empolguei, past participle empolgado)
- (transitive) to make someone eager or excited
- Synonyms: animar, entusiasmar
Conjugation
Conjugation of empolgar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
References
- ^ “empolgar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025