apertar

From Old Portuguese apretar, from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus.

apertar (first-person singular present aperto, first-person singular preterite apertei, past participle apertado)

1. (transitive) to press
2. (transitive) to squeeze
3. (transitive) to tighten
4. (transitive) to wring

   Synonyms: espremer, premer

5. (transitive) to pressure, put pressure on
6. (intransitive) to hurry

Borrowed from English aperture, French aperture, Italian apertura, Russian аперту́ра (apertúra), Spanish apertura, ultimately from Latin apertus, perfect passive participle of aperiō (“I open; I uncover”). Compare Esperanto aperti.

• IPA^(key): /aperˈtar/

apertar (present apertas, past apertis, future apertos, conditional apertus, imperative apertez)

1. (transitive, also figuratively) to open, unclose

   Antonym: klozar

• desklozar

From Old Portuguese apretar, from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨɾ.ˈtaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peʁ.ˈta(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: a‧per‧tar

apertar (first-person singular present indicative aperto, past participle apertado)

1. to tighten
2. to press, clasp, clamp
3. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of apertar
4. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of apertar
5. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of apertar
6. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of apertar

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:apertar.