represa

See also: Represa and represá

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rəˈpɾɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rəˈpɾə.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [reˈpɾe.za]
• Rhymes: -ɛza

Noun

represa f (plural represes)

1. resumption
2. recapture
3. ledge, shelf, bracket

   Synonym: relleix

4. berm

   Synonym: berma

5. (equestrianism, fencing) reprise
6. (vehicles) pickup

Participle

represa f sg

1. feminine singular of reprès

Further reading

• “represa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Galician

Etymology

From Latin reprensa, feminine of reprensus (“seized”), past participle of reprendō (“I seize; I catch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈpɾesɐ]

Noun

represa f (plural represas)

1. dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)

   Synonyms: encoro, presa

2. reservoir of a dam

   Synonyms: encoro, presa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “represa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “represa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “represa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin reprēnsa, feminine of reprēnsus (“seized”), past participle of reprendō (“to seize; to catch”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾe.zɐ/ [heˈpɾe.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾe.zɐ/ [heˈpɾe.zɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾe.zɐ/ [χeˈpɾe.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾe.za/ [heˈpɾe.za]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈpɾe.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -ezɐ
• Hyphenation: re‧pre‧sa

Noun

represa f (plural represas)

1. dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)

   Synonym: barragem

2. reservoir of a dam

   Synonym: açude

Related terms

• represamento
• represar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾe.zɐ/ [heˈpɾe.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾe.zɐ/ [heˈpɾe.zɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾe.zɐ/ [χeˈpɾe.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾe.za/ [heˈpɾe.za]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈpɾe.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -ezɐ
• Hyphenation: re‧pre‧sa

Adjective

represa f sg

1. feminine singular of represo

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾɛ.zɐ/ [heˈpɾɛ.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾɛ.zɐ/ [heˈpɾɛ.zɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾɛ.zɐ/ [χeˈpɾɛ.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈpɾɛ.za/ [heˈpɾɛ.za]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈpɾɛ.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛzɐ

Verb

represa

1. inflection of represar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈpɾesa/ [reˈpɾe.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: re‧pre‧sa

Etymology 1

From Latin repressus (“contents”), from reprimere (“to contain”).

Noun

represa f (plural represas)

1. dam
2. damming
3. repression

Etymology 2

Verb

represa

1. inflection of represar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “represa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10