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divertir

divertir

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Verb

divertir (first-person singular present diverteixo, past participle divertit)

  1. to amuse, to entertain
  2. to distract

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French

Verb

divertir

  1. to amuse; to entertain
  2. to distract

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.


Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dīvertere, from dīvertō (I divert).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌdivɨrˈtir/
  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /ˌdivehˈti(h)/, /ˌdivihˈti(h)/
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒiveɾˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/, /ˌd͡ʒiveɹˈt͡ʃi(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒiveɾˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/, /ˌd͡ʒiveɻˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/

Verb

divertir (first-person singular present indicative divirto, past participle divertido)

  1. to distract (to divert the attention of)
  2. to entertain, to amuse
  3. to dissuade (to convince not to try or do)

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Spanish

Verb

divertir (first-person singular present divierto, first-person singular preterite divertí, past participle divertido)

  1. (transitive) to entertain
  2. (reflexive) to amuse oneself, have fun

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.

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