apetecer
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *appetescō, from Latin appetere, present active infinitive of appetō.
VerbEdit
apetecer (first-person singular present apetezo, first-person singular preterite apetecín, past participle apetecido)
- to feel like
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of apetecer
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *appetescō, from Latin appetere.
VerbEdit
apetecer (first-person singular present apeteço, first-person singular preterite apeteci, past participle apetecido)
- (transitive) to desire
- Gregório de Matos, A Umas Saudades
- navegue o meu pensamento:
meus suspiros formai vento,
com que me façais ir ter
onde me apeteço ver;- may my thought sail:
my sighs, may you form wind,
with which may you make me go
where I desire to see myself;
- may my thought sail:
- Gregório de Matos, A Umas Saudades
- (transitive with a) to please; to be of interest [to]
- 2009, Maria Gadú, Escudos
- Eu não tenho tempo pra falar teu nome
Eu não tenho nome pra você dizer
Meu café jamais vai matar tua fome
Nada que tu traga vai me apetecer- I have no time to speak your name
I have no name to tell you
My coffee will never kill your hunger
Nothing you bring will please me.
- I have no time to speak your name
- 2009, Maria Gadú, Escudos
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of apetecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *appetescere, from Latin appetere, present active infinitive of appetō. Compare English appetize and English appetite.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /apeteˈθeɾ/ [a.pe.t̪eˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /apeteˈseɾ/ [a.pe.t̪eˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Hyphenation: a‧pe‧te‧cer
VerbEdit
apetecer (first-person singular present apetezco, first-person singular preterite apetecí, past participle apetecido)
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to feel like, to fancy; would like, to be down for (US slang)
- No me apetece salir esta noche.
- I don't feel like going out tonight.
- ¿Te apetece ayudarme con esto?
- Do you feel like helping me with this?
- Me apetece una pizza con champiñones.
- I'm in the mood for a pizza with mushrooms.
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of apetecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of apetecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Conjugation of apetecerse (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “apetecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014