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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese contentar, from contento (content; satisfied).

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  • Hyphenation: con‧ten‧tar

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contentar (first-person singular present contento, first-person singular preterite contentei, past participle contentado)

  1. (transitive) to content; to satisfy (to make content)
    Synonym: satisfazer

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kontenˈtaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧ten‧tar

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contentar (first-person singular present contento, first-person singular preterite contenté, past participle contentado)

  1. (transitive) to please
  2. (reflexive) to make do, settle

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