Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin aperīre, present active infinitive of aperiō (I open).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈbɾiɾ/, [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Hyphenation: a‧brir

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abrir

  1. to open

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperīre, present active infinitive of aperiō (I open).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aˈβɾiɾ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrín, past participle aberto)
abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrim or abri, past participle aberto, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to open
  2. (intransitive, weather) to clear up
  3. (intransitive) to dawn

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References

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  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (20062022) “abrir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • abrir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • abrir” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • abrir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin aperīre (open), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (of; from).

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Verb

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abrir

  1. to open
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Descendants

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  • Fala: abril
  • Galician: abrir
  • Portuguese: abrir

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperīre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (off, from) + *wer-iō (open).

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɾiɾ/ [ɐˈβɾiɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɾi.ɾi/ [ɐˈβɾi.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧brir

Verb

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abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abri, past participle aberto)

  1. (transitive) to open
  2. (transitive, card games, poker) to deal (a card)

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Further reading

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  • abrir” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin aperīre. Compare English apricate.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈbɾiɾ/ [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧brir

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abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrí, past participle abierto)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to open, open up
    Antonym: cerrar
    Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge.Please open the window, George.
  2. (transitive) to unlock
    Abro la cerradura.
    I unlock the lock.
  3. (transitive) to turn on
    Abrió la llave.
    He turned on the faucet.
  4. (transitive) to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.)
  5. (transitive) to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut)
  6. (transitive) to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (e.g., champagne); to breach
  7. (transitive) to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers)
  8. (transitive, figurative) to answer (the door)
  9. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to open up (to become communicative)
    Lo único que le hizo abrirse a ella fue un beso.
    The only thing that made him open up to her was a kiss.
  10. (reflexive, slang) to leave, go away
  11. (Latin America, reflexive) to withdraw, back out of

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Noun

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abrir m (plural abrires)

  1. the act of opening

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