apetecer
Galician
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin *appetescō, from Latin appetere, present active infinitive of appetō.
Verb
editapetecer (first-person singular present apetezo, first-person singular preterite apetecín, past participle apetecido)
apetecer (first-person singular present apeteço, first-person singular preterite apetecim or apeteci, past participle apetecido, reintegrationist norm)
- to feel like
Conjugation
edit1Less recommended.
Portuguese
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *appetēscere, from Latin appetere.
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: a‧pe‧te‧cer
Verb
editapetecer (first-person singular present apeteço, first-person singular preterite apeteci, past participle apetecido)
- (transitive) to desire
- Gregório de Matos, A Umas Saudades
- navegue o meu pensamento:
meus suspiros formai vento,
com que me façais ir ter
onde me apeteço ver;- may my thought sail:
my sighs, may you form wind,
with which may you make me go
where I desire to see myself;
- may my thought sail:
- Gregório de Matos, A Umas Saudades
- (intransitive) to please; to be of interest [with a ‘to’]
- 2009, Maria Gadú, Escudos:
- Eu não tenho tempo pra falar teu nome
Eu não tenho nome pra você dizer
Meu café jamais vai matar tua fome
Nada que tu traga vai me apetecer- I have no time to speak your name
I have no name to tell you
My coffee will never kill your hunger
Nothing you bring will please me.
- I have no time to speak your name
Conjugation
editSpanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *appetēscere, from Latin appetere. Compare English appetize and English appetite.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /apeteˈ
θ eɾ/ [a.pe.t̪eˈθ eɾ] - IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /apeteˈseɾ/ [a.pe.t̪eˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: a‧pe‧te‧cer
Verb
editapetecer (first-person singular present apetezco, first-person singular preterite apetecí, past participle apetecido)
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to feel like, to fancy; would like, to be down for (US slang)
- No me apetece salir esta noche.
- I don't feel like going out tonight.
- ¿Te apetece ayudarme con esto?
- Do you feel like helping me with this?
- Me apetece una pizza con champiñones.
- I'm in the mood for a pizza with mushrooms.
Conjugation
editThese forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “apetecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
- apetecer | Diccionario panhispánico de dudas | RAE - ASALE
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