apura

See also: apurá

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apurar (“to drain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔapuˈɾa/ [ʔa.puˈɾa]
• Hyphenation: a‧pu‧ra

Verb

apurá (Basahan spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜍ)

1. to hurry someone; to rush someone

   Synonyms: padali, sibot

Derived terms

• apurahon
• mag-apura

 

See also

• apurado

 

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈpu.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈpu.ɾa]

Verb

apura

1. inflection of apurar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apurar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧pu‧ra
• IPA^(key): /ʔapuˈɾa/ [ʔɐ.pʊˈɾ̪a]

Verb

apura

1. to hurry; to hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.py.ʁa/
• Homophones: apuras, apurât

Verb

apura

1. third-person singular past historic of apurer

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• apurá (Barlavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese apurar.

Verb

apura

1. (Sotavento) simmer

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧pu‧ra
• Rhymes: -uɾɐ

Verb

apura

1. inflection of apurar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpuɾa/ [aˈpu.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: a‧pu‧ra

Verb

apura

1. inflection of apurar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apurar (“to hurry, to rush”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔapuˈɾa/ [ʔɐ.pʊˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧pu‧ra

Noun

apurá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜇ)

1. act of doing something in a hurry
2. act of urging someone to do something faster

Derived terms

• apurahan
• apurahin
• mag-apura

 

Related terms

• apurado