Galician edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Vulgar Latin *contigīre, from Latin contingere. Compare Spanish acontecer.

Verb edit

acontecer (first-person singular present acontezo, first-person singular preterite acontecín, past participle acontecido)
acontecer (first-person singular present aconteço, first-person singular preterite acontecim or aconteci, past participle acontecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to happen
    Synonyms: ocorrer, pasar, suceder

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Vulgar Latin *contigīre, from Latin contingere. Compare Spanish acontecer.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(h)/
    • (without vowel harmony) IPA(key): /a.kõ.tɛˈse(h)/
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ.kũ.t(i)ˈse(ɹ)/
  • Hyphenation: a‧con‧te‧cer

Verb edit

acontecer (first-person singular present aconteço, first-person singular preterite aconteci, past participle acontecido)

  1. (impersonal, transitive) to happen; to occur; to take place
    Synonyms: (formal) advir, (somewhat formal) ocorrer, (formal) haver, suceder, (slang) rolar, (informal) ter
    Aconteceu um acidente na rodovia.There was an accident in the highway.
    Mentira! Isso nunca aconteceu!Nonsense! That never happened!
  2. (informal) to become famous or successful

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:acontecer.

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Further reading edit

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

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Etymology edit

From a- + Old Spanish contesçer, derived from Old Spanish contir, from Vulgar Latin *contigīre, from Latin contingere. Akin to Portuguese acontecer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /akonteˈθeɾ/ [a.kõn̪.t̪eˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /akonteˈseɾ/ [a.kõn̪.t̪eˈseɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧con‧te‧cer

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acontecer (third-person only, third-person singular present acontece, third-person singular preterite aconteció, past participle acontecido)

  1. (impersonal, literary) to come to pass, to happen, to occur, to transpire, to come about, to befall
    Synonyms: ocurrir, suceder, pasar

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Noun edit

acontecer m (plural aconteceres)

  1. (usually in the plural) happening; goings-on

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