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Etymology edit

From Latin dimensiōne +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sɪ.oˈna(h)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sɪ.oˈna(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sɪ.oˈna(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(ɻ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sɪ.oˈna(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: di‧men‧si‧o‧nar

Verb edit

dimensionar (first-person singular present dimensiono, first-person singular preterite dimensionei, past participle dimensionado)

  1. to measure, to size up
    • 2009 June 26, Folha de S.Paulo[1] (Usenet):
      Em cada critério principal, há outros que tentam dimensionar fatores decisivos para o dia a dia profissional.
      Within each main criterion, there are others that try to size up decisive factors for day-to-day work.

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From dimensión +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dimensjoˈnaɾ/ [d̪i.mẽn.sjoˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: di‧men‧sio‧nar

Verb edit

dimensionar (first-person singular present dimensiono, first-person singular preterite dimensioné, past participle dimensionado)

  1. (transitive) to gauge, to measure, to rightsize
    • 2015 July 28, “Vodafone plantea un ajuste de 1.300 empleados en España”, in El País[2]:
      En el marco de las iniciativas anteriores, el ajuste de empleo es para la empresa "una medida necesaria para dimensionar la nueva compañía de forma adecuada y poder competir con éxito en un entorno muy exigente", añade la nota.
      Within the framework of the above initiatives, the employment adjustment is for the company "a necessary measure to rightsize the new company and to be able to compete successfully in a very demanding environment," the note adds.

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