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Etymology edit

From orient +‎ -ar.

Verb edit

orientar (first-person singular present oriento, first-person singular preterite orientí, past participle orientat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to orient

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From oriente +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ [o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta(h)], (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/ [o.ɾjẽˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ɾ)/ [o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ʁ)/ [o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ʁ)/ [o.ɾjẽˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ẽˈta(ɻ)/ [o.ɾɪ.ẽˈta(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /o.ɾjẽˈta(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: o‧ri‧en‧tar

Verb edit

orientar (first-person singular present oriento, first-person singular preterite orientei, past participle orientado)

  1. to guide, conduct
  2. to orient, orientate
  3. to manage, oversee
  4. (Portugal, informal) to get, to find
    Synonym: arranjar
    Orientaste um bom café?Did you find a nice café?
    Orienta-me cinquenta cêntimos.Give me fifty cents.

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From oriente +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /oɾjenˈtaɾ/ [o.ɾjẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: o‧rien‧tar

Verb edit

orientar (first-person singular present oriento, first-person singular preterite orienté, past participle orientado)

  1. (transitive) to orient
  2. (reflexive) to get one's bearings
  3. (reflexive) to be directed
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to aim, to point at

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