Spanish

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Etymology

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From co- +‎ lumbre +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kolumˈbɾaɾ/ [ko.lũmˈbɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: co‧lum‧brar

Verb

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columbrar (first-person singular present columbro, first-person singular preterite columbré, past participle columbrado)

  1. (transitive) to make out, glimpse (see in the distance)
    • 2015 July 31, “Llanes en 32 playas”, in El País[1]:
      Desde la ermita disfrutaremos de un bellísimo ocaso, columbrando, si el día amanece despejado, el Naranjo de Bulnes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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