Asturian edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps taken, in this form, from Spanish escuchar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ/, [es.kuˈt͡ɕaɾ]

Verb edit

escuchar (first-person singular indicative present escucho, past participle escucháu)

  1. to listen

Conjugation edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin ascultāre, variant of auscultāre. Doublet of auscultar, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [es.kuˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧cu‧char

Verb edit

escuchar (first-person singular present escucho, first-person singular preterite escuché, past participle escuchado)

  1. (transitive) to listen to, to hear out
    ¿Has escuchado su último disco?
    Have you listened to her latest record?
  2. (intransitive) to listen
    Synonym: oír
    Cállate y escucha.
    Be quiet and listen.
  3. (Latin America, informal) to hear
    Synonym: oír
    Claudia trabajaba en su oficina cuando escuchó el staccato de chasquidos secos: pá-pá-pá.Claudia was working in her office when she heard the staccato of dry clicks: bang-bang-bang.

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