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From Old Galician-Portuguese apretar, perhaps from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus.

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apertar (first-person singular present aperto, first-person singular preterite apertei, past participle apertado)

  1. (transitive) to press
  2. (transitive) to squeeze
  3. (transitive) to tighten
  4. (transitive) to shake hands
  5. (transitive) to hug
  6. (transitive) to wring
    Synonyms: espremer, premer
  7. (transitive) to pressure, put pressure on
  8. (intransitive) to hurry
  9. (intransitive, of shoes) to be tight

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Borrowed from English apertureFrench apertureItalian aperturaRussian аперту́ра (apertúra)Spanish apertura, ultimately from Latin apertus, perfect passive participle of aperiō (I open; I uncover). Compare Esperanto aperti.

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apertar (present apertas, past apertis, future apertos, conditional apertus, imperative apertez)

  1. (transitive, also figuratively) to open, unclose
    Antonym: klozar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese apretar, from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus.

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  • Hyphenation: a‧per‧tar

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apertar (first-person singular present aperto, first-person singular preterite apertei, past participle apertado)

  1. to tighten
  2. to press, clasp, clamp
  3. (Brazil, slang, intransitive) to roll (a joint, a marijuana cigarette)
    Synonym: bolar
    • 1986, “Malandragem Dá Um Tempo”, in Alô Malandragem, Maloca o Flagrante, performed by Bezerra da Silva:
      Vou apertar
      Mas não vou acender agora
      Se segura, malandro
      Pra fazer cabeça tem hora
      I will roll (a joint)
      But I will not light it now
      Hold yourself, malandro
      You should smoke at the right time (lit.: There is [a right] time to "make head" [smoke marijuana])

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:apertar.

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