embromar

Portuguese

Verb

embromar (first-person singular present embromo, first-person singular preterite embromei, past participle embromado)

  1. (transitive) to beat around the bush (to delay doing or talking about something difficult or unpleasant)
  2. (transitive) to deceive, to trick
  3. (intransitive) to promise something but not accomplish it
  4. (intransitive) to joke, to play
  5. (intransitive) to walk slowly

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Spanish

Etymology

en- + broma + -ar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embɾoˈmaɾ/ [ẽm.bɾoˈmaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧bro‧mar

Verb

embromar (first-person singular present embromo, first-person singular preterite embromé, past participle embromado)

  1. to joke (make jokes)
  2. to laugh at someone
  3. to tease
  4. (Latin America) to annoy
    Synonyms: molestar, fastidiar
  5. (Latin America) to entertain, distract
    Synonyms: entretener, distraer
  6. (Latin America) to harm someone
    Synonyms: perjudicar, dañar

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • embromador

Further reading

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