Portuguese

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Etymology

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From em- +‎ parelha +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.ɾeˈʎa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: em‧pa‧re‧lhar

Verb

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emparelhar (first-person singular present emparelho, first-person singular preterite emparelhei, past participle emparelhado)

  1. (transitive) to pair up
  2. (transitive) to match; put on the same level
  3. (transitive) to join, associate
  4. (transitive) to complete the pair
  5. (transitive, technology) to compatible (with Bluetooth)
  6. (intransitive) to become equal
  7. (intransitive, literature) rhyme two by two

Conjugation

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