alfinetar

Portuguese

Etymology

From alfinete +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fi.neˈta(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.fi.neˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.fi.neˈta(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.fi.neˈta(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.fi.neˈta(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.fi.neˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fi.neˈta(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.fi.neˈta(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fi.nɨˈtaɾ/ [aɫ.fi.nɨˈtaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fi.nɨˈta.ɾi/ [aɫ.fi.nɨˈta.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: al‧fi‧ne‧tar

Verb

alfinetar (first-person singular present alfineto, first-person singular preterite alfinetei, past participle alfinetado)

  1. to pin (to fasten with a pin)
  2. to strike with a pin or any other slender, pointed object
  3. (figurative) to criticise harshly or subtly

Conjugation