relanceado

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from relance (doubtful happenstance, coincidence) +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /relanθeˈado/ [re.lãn̟.θeˈa.ð̞o] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /relanseˈado/ [re.lãn.seˈa.ð̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: re‧lan‧ce‧a‧do

Adjective

relanceado (feminine relanceada, masculine plural relanceados, feminine plural relanceadas)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador, of an occurence) infrequent; occasional
    Synonyms: infrecuente, ocasional
    Se esperan lluvias relanceadas para esta noche.
    Infrequent rain is expected for tonight.

Adverb

relanceado

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) infrequently; occasionally
    Synonyms: relanciadamente, infrecuentemente, de vez en cuando
    Se espera que llueva relanceado esta noche.
    It's expected to rain infrequently tonight.
    Perdón por escribirte relanciado, he estado ocupado.
    Apologies for writing to you infrequently, I've been busy.
    • 2003 [1980], Manlio Argueta, Un día en la vida, 15th edition, San Salvador: UCA Editores, page 105:
      Yo comencé a trabajar a los siete años, pero luego me mandaron a la escuela y la profe dijo que yo prometía y que me mandaron aunque fuera relanceado. A duras penas saqué el sexto.
      I started working when I was seven years old, but soon after they sent me to school and the prof said I had good prospects and they sent me even though it was infrequently. I was barely able to finish sixth grade.

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