afilar

Asturian

Etymology

From a- + filu + -ar.

Verb

afilar (first-person singular indicative present afilo, past participle afiláu)

  1. to sharpen

Conjugation


Catalan

Etymology

From a- + fil + -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

afilar (first-person singular present afilo, past participle afilat)

  1. to sharpen
    Synonym: esmolar

Conjugation

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French affiler. Doublet of afiar.

Verb

afilar (first-person singular present afilo, first-person singular preterite afilei, past participle afilado)

  1. to sharpen
    Synonyms: afiar, aguçar
  2. inflection of afilar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From a- + filo + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afiˈlaɾ/ [a.fiˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧fi‧lar

Verb

afilar (first-person singular present afilo, first-person singular preterite afilé, past participle afilado)

  1. (transitive) to sharpen
  2. (colloquial, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) to court, flirt with
  3. (reflexive, colloquial, Chile) to fuck

Conjugation

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Further reading

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