nuar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin nodāre (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *nudāre).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nuar (first-person singular present nuo, first-person singular preterite nuí, past participle nuat)

  1. (transitive) to tie a knot
  2. (transitive) to tie two things together
  3. (transitive, pronominal) to choke up, become verklempt
    Se'm nua la gola.I'm choking up.
    • 1934, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Camins de França:
      Quan era petit i em trobava sol, se'm nuava el cor d'esglai i de dol i m'esfereïen visions estranyes.
      When I was small and found myself alone, my heart was choked with fright and pain and I was terrified by strange visions.

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Southwestern Dinka

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Verb

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nuar

  1. to destroy, pillage

References

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  • Dinka-English Dictionary[1], 2005