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placar.

to calm

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/plaˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[plaˈka(h)]Brazil/plaˈka(ɾ)/São-Paulo/plaˈka(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to calm

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin plācāre.

verb/plaˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[plaˈka(h)]Brazil/plaˈka(ɾ)/São-Paulo/plaˈka(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to tackle

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree French plaque Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French plaquerbor. Portuguese placar Borrowed from French plaquer.

noun/plaˈkaʁ/Brazil[plaˈkah]Brazil/plaˈkaɾ/São-Paulo/plaˈkaʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. placard (a sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement)

    masculine
  2. scoreboard (board that displays the score of a game)

    masculine
  3. the scores of a game at a given time

    broadly · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old French plaquer Old French placard French placardbor. Portuguese placar Borrowed from French placard.

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