desconversar
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to untalk, to unconverse”, from des- (“un-”) + conversar (“talk, converse”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
desconversar (first-person singular present desconverso, first-person singular preterite desconversei, past participle desconversado)
- (intransitive) to change the subject, especially to avoid an uncomfortable topic
- 2013, José Carlos Gomes, Um Romântico em Trânsito pela Terra dos Cínicos, Edição de Autor, page 57:
- - Estás a desconversar!
- - You are [trying to] change the subject!
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of desconversar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.