socorrer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin succurrere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [so.koˈhe(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /so.koˈʁe(ɾ)/ [so.koˈhe(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /so.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [so.koˈχe(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /so.koˈʁe(ɻ)/ [so.koˈhe(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.kuˈʁeɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /su.kuˈʁe.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: so‧cor‧rer

Verb

socorrer (first-person singular present socorro, first-person singular preterite socorri, past participle socorrido)

  1. (transitive) to rescue (to save from danger)
    Synonym: acudir
    Socorri o filho de Ana, que estava se afogando.I rescued Ana’s son, who was drowning.

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin succurrere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sokoˈreɾ/ [so.koˈreɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: so‧co‧rrer

Verb

socorrer (first-person singular present socorro, first-person singular preterite socorrí, past participle socorrido)

  1. to assist, to help, to succor, to aid
  2. to pay on account

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