entreter

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Portuguese entreter, Spanish entretener.

Verb[edit]

entreter (first-person singular present entreteño, first-person singular preterite entretiven, past participle entretido)
entreter (first-person singular present entretenho, first-person singular preterite entretivem or entretive, past participle entretido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to entertain, amuse

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Spanish entretener;[1] compare also French entretenir. By surface analysis, entre- +‎ ter.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧tre‧ter

Verb[edit]

entreter (first-person singular present entretenho, first-person singular preterite entretive, past participle entretido)

  1. (transitive) to amuse; to entertain
    Synonym: divertir

Conjugation[edit]

Nonstandard conjugation:

References[edit]

  1. ^ entreter” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.