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curtir.

to tan, cure (a hide)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/kuɾˈtiɾ/[kuɾˈt̪iɾ]
  1. to tan, cure (a hide)

  2. to catch a tan

    reflexive
  3. to gain experience

    reflexive
  4. to do something by oneself (without help)

    Argentina · colloquial · reflexive · regional · sometimes
  5. to get used to something difficult

    Argentina · reflexive
  6. (figuratively, of a person) to grow up, to mature

    Argentina · reflexive
    Déjalo que se curta solo, con el tiempo va a ser bueno el muchacho
  7. suck it up

    Argentina · colloquial · imperative · reflexive
  8. fuck you

    Argentina · colloquial · imperative · reflexive · regional
  9. to like

    Rioplatense · colloquial · transitive
  10. to have sexual relations with someone

    Argentina · colloquial · intransitive · often · reflexive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *contriō, *conteriō, from Latin conterō (“to grind”).

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