sopesar

sopesar

Portuguese

Etymology

From so- +‎ pesar. Cognate with Spanish sopesar, Italian soppesare, French soupeser.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.pɨˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /su.pɨˈza.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: so‧pe‧sar

Verb

sopesar (first-person singular present sopeso, first-person singular preterite sopesei, past participle sopesado)

  1. to distribute equally
  2. to equilibrate
  3. (figuratively) to evaluate, to weigh up

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish sopesar (mid-13th c.). By surface analysis, so- (sub-) +‎ pesar (to weigh). Cognate with Portuguese sopesar, Italian soppesare, French soupeser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sopeˈsaɾ/ [so.peˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: so‧pe‧sar

Verb

sopesar (first-person singular present sopeso, first-person singular preterite sopesé, past participle sopesado)

  1. to evaluate, to weigh, to weigh up, to consider
    Synonym: sompesar

Conjugation

Further reading