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Etymology
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Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin fluctuāre.
Pronunciation
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- (Brazil) IPA(key): /flu.tuˈa(ʁ)/ [flu.tʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /fluˈtwa(ʁ)/ [fluˈtwa(h)]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /flu.tuˈa(ʁ)/ [flu.tʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /fluˈtwa(ʁ)/ [fluˈtwa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /flu.tuˈa(ɾ)/ [flu.tʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /fluˈtwa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /flu.tuˈa(ʁ)/ [flu.tʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /fluˈtwa(ʁ)/ [fluˈtwa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /flu.tuˈa(ɻ)/ [flu.tʊˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /fluˈtwa(ɻ)/
flutuar (first-person singular present flutuo, first-person singular preterite flutuei, past participle flutuado)
- to float
- Synonym: boiar
- to fluctuate
Conjugation
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1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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