relutar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin reluctantus, from reluctari.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.luˈta(ʁ)/ [he.luˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.luˈta(ɾ)/ [he.luˈta(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.luˈta(ʁ)/ [χe.luˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.luˈta(ɻ)/ [he.luˈta(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.luˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.luˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: re‧lu‧tar

Verb

relutar (first-person singular present reluto, first-person singular preterite relutei, past participle relutado)

  1. to resist
  2. to be reluctant
  3. to be recalcitrant

Conjugation