requintar

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- + quintar.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: re‧quin‧tar

Verb

requintar (first-person singular present requinto, first-person singular preterite requintei, past participle requintado)

  1. (transitive) to refine; to perfect
    Synonym: aprimorar

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Spanish

Verb

requintar (first-person singular present requinto, first-person singular preterite requinté, past participle requintado)

  1. to outdo; to better
  2. (music) to put the tuning up or down by five tones
  3. (Peru, Bolivia) to insult; hurl abuse (at)
    • 2017 July 1, “El atrevimiento de Marco Peredo”, in El Deber Bolivia:
      Los clubes requintaban contra el presidente, pero ellos lo elegían y reelegían comprados y serviles.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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