tunar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tuˈna(ʁ)/ [tuˈna(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /tuˈna(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tuˈna(ʁ)/ [tuˈna(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tuˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuˈnaɾ/
Etymology 1
From the French phrase roi de Thunes (“King of Tunis”), used to refer to vagabonds. More at Thune on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr.[1]
Verb
tunar (first-person singular present tuno, first-person singular preterite tunei, past participle tunado)
- to be idle or lazy
- Synonyms: vadiar, vagabundar, vagabundear
Conjugation
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Verb
tunar (first-person singular present tuno, first-person singular preterite tunei, past participle tunado)
- to tune an automobile; to engage in car tuning
- (slang) to improve, to better
- Synonyms: aperfeiçoar, melhorar, turbinar
Conjugation
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References
- Beauquier, Vocabulaire étymologique des provincialismes usités dans le département du Doubs
Romanian
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | tunarul | (niște) tunari | tunarii |
genitive/dative | (unui) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | tunarului | (unor) tunari | tunarilor |
vocative | tunarule | tunarilor |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuˈnaɾ/ [t̪uˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: tu‧nar
Verb
tunar (first-person singular present tuno, first-person singular preterite tuné, past participle tunado)
- (intransitive) to loaf; to bum around
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “tunar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014