Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin rescindĕre.

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ʁɨʃ.sĩˈdiɾ/, /ʁɨ.sĩˈdiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ʁɨʃ.sĩˈdi.ɾi/, /ʁɨ.sĩˈdi.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: res‧cin‧dir

Verb edit

rescindir (first-person singular present rescindo, first-person singular preterite rescindi, past participle rescindido)

  1. (transitive) to rescind (to repeal, annul or declare void)
    Synonyms: anular, ab-rogar

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin rescindĕre (to tear apart).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /resθinˈdiɾ/ [res.θĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /resinˈdiɾ/ [re.sĩn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: res‧cin‧dir

Verb edit

rescindir (first-person singular present rescindo, first-person singular preterite rescindí, past participle rescindido)

  1. (transitive) to rescind
    • 1907, Benito Pérez Galdós, “chapter 27”, in La de los tristes destinos:
      rescindió el contrato, devolviendo la cantidad entregada ya como primer plazo del flete.
      he rescinded the contract, returning the amount already given as the first installment of the freight.

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