Portuguese

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Etymology

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From entre- +‎ ouvir. Compare Spanish entreoír and French entr’ouïr.

Verb

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entreouvir (first-person singular present entreouço or entreoiço, first-person singular preterite entreouvi, past participle entreouvido)

  1. to hear or overhear indistinctly
    Entreouvi a conversa dos dois enquanto passava pelo corredor.
    I faintly overheard the conversation between the two while I was walking along the hallway.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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