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desgaste.

wear, wear and tear

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/dezˈɡas.t͡ʃi/Brazil/d͡ʒizˈɡas.t͡ʃi/Brazil/dezˈɡas.t͡ʃi/Brazil/d͡ʒizˈɡas.t͡ʃi/Brazil

  1. wear, wear and tear

    masculine

  2. attrition, abrasion, chafe

    figuratively · literally · masculine

  3. tiredness, exhaustion

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- Portuguese gastar Portuguese desgastardeverb. Portuguese desgaste Deverbal from desgastar.

verb/dezˈɡas.t͡ʃi/Brazil/d͡ʒizˈɡas.t͡ʃi/Brazil/dezˈɡas.t͡ʃi/Brazil/d͡ʒizˈɡas.t͡ʃi/Brazil

  1. inflection of desgastar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of desgastar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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