maquillar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquiller.

Pronunciation

Verb

maquillar (first-person singular present maquillo, first-person singular preterite maquillí, past participle maquillat)

  1. to apply makeup or cosmetics
  2. (reflexive) to put on makeup, to apply cosmetics

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquiller.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /makiˈʝaɾ/ [ma.kiˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /makiˈʎaɾ/ [ma.kiˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /makiˈʃaɾ/ [ma.kiˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /makiˈʒaɾ/ [ma.kiˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ma‧qui‧llar

Verb

maquillar (first-person singular present maquillo, first-person singular preterite maquillé, past participle maquillado)

  1. (transitive) to apply makeup or cosmetics to
  2. (transitive) to fiddle, massage (numbers, data)
  3. (figurative, transitive) to disguise, dress up
  4. (reflexive) to put on makeup, to apply cosmetics

Conjugation

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