"esperar" meaning in Portuguese

See esperar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /is.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [is.peˈɾa(h)] [Brazil], /es.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [es.peˈɾa(h)] [Brazil], /is.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [is.peˈɾa(h)] [Brazil], /es.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [es.peˈɾa(h)] [Brazil], /is.peˈɾa(ɾ)/ [São-Paulo], /es.peˈɾa(ɾ)/ [São-Paulo], /iʃ.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [iʃ.peˈɾa(χ)] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /eʃ.peˈɾa(ʁ)/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [eʃ.peˈɾa(χ)] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /es.peˈɾa(ɻ)/ [Southern-Brazil], /(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾaɾ/ [Portugal], /(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾaɾ/ [Portugal], /(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾa.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese esperar, inherited from Latin spērāre. Etymology templates: {{dercat|pt|ine-pro}}, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|esperar}} Old Galician-Portuguese esperar, {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|pt|la|spērō|spērāre||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin spērāre, {{inh+|pt|la|spērō|spērāre|nocap=1}} inherited from Latin spērāre Head templates: {{pt-verb}} esperar (first-person singular present espero, first-person singular preterite esperei, past participle esperado) Inflection templates: {{pt-conj}} Forms: espero [first-person, present, singular], esperei [first-person, preterite, singular], esperado [participle, past], esperar [impersonal, infinitive], esperar [first-person, infinitive, singular], esperares [infinitive, second-person, singular], esperar [infinitive, singular, third-person], esperarmos [first-person, infinitive, plural], esperardes [infinitive, plural, second-person], esperarem [infinitive, plural, third-person], esperando [gerund], esperado [masculine, participle, past, singular], esperados [masculine, participle, past, plural], esperada [feminine, participle, past, singular], esperadas [feminine, participle, past, plural], espero [first-person, indicative, present, singular], esperas [indicative, present, second-person, singular], espera [indicative, present, singular, third-person], esperamos [first-person, indicative, plural, present], esperais [indicative, plural, present, second-person], esperam [indicative, plural, present, third-person], esperava [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], esperavas [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], esperava [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], esperávamos [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], esperáveis [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], esperavam [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], esperei [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], esperaste [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], esperou [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], esperamos [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], esperámos [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], esperastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], esperaram [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], esperara [first-person, indicative, pluperfect, singular], esperaras [indicative, pluperfect, second-person, singular], esperara [indicative, pluperfect, singular, third-person], esperáramos [first-person, indicative, pluperfect, plural], esperáreis [indicative, pluperfect, plural, second-person], esperaram [indicative, pluperfect, plural, third-person], esperarei [first-person, future, indicative, singular], esperarás [future, indicative, second-person, singular], esperará [future, indicative, singular, third-person], esperaremos [first-person, future, indicative, plural], esperareis [future, indicative, plural, second-person], esperarão [future, indicative, plural, third-person], esperaria [conditional, first-person, singular], esperarias [conditional, second-person, singular], esperaria [conditional, singular, third-person], esperaríamos [conditional, first-person, plural], esperaríeis [conditional, plural, second-person], esperariam [conditional, plural, third-person], espere [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], esperes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], espere [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], esperemos [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], espereis [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], esperem [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], esperasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], esperasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], esperasse [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], esperássemos [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], esperásseis [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], esperassem [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], esperar [first-person, future, singular, subjunctive], esperares [future, second-person, singular, subjunctive], esperar [future, singular, subjunctive, third-person], esperarmos [first-person, future, plural, subjunctive], esperardes [future, plural, second-person, subjunctive], esperarem [future, plural, subjunctive, third-person], espera [imperative, second-person, singular], espere [imperative, singular, third-person], esperemos [first-person, imperative, plural], esperai [imperative, plural, second-person], esperem [imperative, plural, third-person], não esperes [imperative, negative, second-person, singular], não espere [imperative, negative, singular, third-person], não esperemos [first-person, imperative, negative, plural], não espereis [imperative, negative, plural, second-person], não esperem [imperative, negative, plural, third-person]
  1. to wait
    (intransitive, or transitive with por or with no preposition) to wait (for); to await
    Tags: intransitive, transitive, with por or with no preposition Synonyms: aguardar
    Sense id: en-esperar-pt-verb-pt:to_await Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 14 14 14 9 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 14 16 19 19 19 13
  2. to wait
    (transitive, auxiliary with a verb in the personal infinitive as the second object) to wait for (not to do anything until)
    Tags: auxiliary, transitive, with a verb in the personal infinitive as the second object Synonyms: aguardar
    Sense id: en-esperar-pt-verb-pt:to_wait_for_something_to_happen Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 14 14 14 9 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 14 16 19 19 19 13
  3. to hope
    (transitive with por) to hope for (to really want something)
    Tags: transitive, with por
    Sense id: en-esperar-pt-verb-pt:to_hope_for Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 14 14 14 9 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 14 16 19 19 19 13
  4. to hope
    (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking que and a verb in the present subjunctive) to hope (that) someone does something
    Tags: ditransitive, with the indirect object taking que and a verb in the present subjunctive
    Sense id: en-esperar-pt-verb-pt:to_hope_that Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 14 14 14 9 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 14 16 19 19 19 13
  5. to hope
    (auxiliary with a verb in the personal or impersonal infinitive) to hope something can be done
    Tags: auxiliary, with a verb in the personal or impersonal infinitive
    Sense id: en-esperar-pt-verb-pt:to_hope_something_can_be_done Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 14 14 14 9 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 14 16 19 19 19 13
  6. (intransitive, or transitive with por or with no preposition) to expect; to anticipate (to know or think that something will happen) Tags: intransitive, transitive, with por or with no preposition Synonyms: aguardar
    Sense id: en-esperar-pt-verb-pt:to_expect Categories (other): Portuguese verbs ending in -ar Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 14 16 19 19 19 13

Inflected forms

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      "form": "esperaríamos",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "espere",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "esperemos",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "espereis",
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "esperem",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "esperasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperássemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperásseis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperassem",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperares",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperarmos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperardes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperarem",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não esperes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "esperaríamos",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperaríeis",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "esperariam",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "espere",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espereis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperássemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperásseis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperassem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperares",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperarmos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperardes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperarem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esperem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não esperes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não espere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não esperemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não espereis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não esperem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "esperar (first-person singular present espero, first-person singular preterite esperei, past participle esperado)",
      "name": "pt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "pt-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I await your response.",
          "text": "Eu espero por sua resposta.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I waited in the car.",
          "text": "Fiquei esperando no carro.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to wait",
        "to wait (for); to await"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wait",
          "wait"
        ],
        [
          "por",
          "por#Portuguese"
        ],
        [
          "await",
          "await"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to wait",
        "(intransitive, or transitive with por or with no preposition) to wait (for); to await"
      ],
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        "pt:to await"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aguardar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive",
        "with por or with no preposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese auxiliary verbs",
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples",
        "Portuguese transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Wait for John to arrive.",
          "text": "Espere o João chegar.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to wait",
        "to wait for (not to do anything until)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wait",
          "wait"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to wait",
        "(transitive, auxiliary with a verb in the personal infinitive as the second object) to wait for (not to do anything until)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:to wait for something to happen"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aguardar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "transitive",
        "with a verb in the personal infinitive as the second object"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They hope for the end of the war.",
          "text": "Eles esperam pelo fim da guerra.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hope",
        "to hope for (to really want something)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hope",
          "hope"
        ],
        [
          "por",
          "por#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to hope",
        "(transitive with por) to hope for (to really want something)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:to hope for"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive",
        "with por"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I hope you like the gift.",
          "text": "Eu espero que gostes do presente.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hope",
        "to hope (that) someone does something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hope",
          "hope"
        ],
        [
          "que",
          "que#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to hope",
        "(ditransitive, with the indirect object taking que and a verb in the present subjunctive) to hope (that) someone does something"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:to hope that"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ditransitive",
        "with the indirect object taking que and a verb in the present subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese auxiliary verbs",
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We were hoping to eat something today.",
          "text": "Esperávamos comer alguma coisa hoje.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hope",
        "to hope something can be done"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hope",
          "hope"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to hope",
        "(auxiliary with a verb in the personal or impersonal infinitive) to hope something can be done"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:to hope something can be done"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "with a verb in the personal or impersonal infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It is better than I expected.",
          "text": "É melhor do que eu esperava.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I was expecting this anyway.",
          "text": "Eu já esperava por isso mesmo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to expect; to anticipate (to know or think that something will happen)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "por",
          "por#Portuguese"
        ],
        [
          "expect",
          "expect"
        ],
        [
          "anticipate",
          "anticipate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, or transitive with por or with no preposition) to expect; to anticipate (to know or think that something will happen)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:to expect"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aguardar"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive",
        "with por or with no preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/is.peˈɾa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[is.peˈɾa(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/es.peˈɾa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[es.peˈɾa(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/is.peˈɾa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[is.peˈɾa(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/es.peˈɾa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[es.peˈɾa(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/is.peˈɾa(ɾ)/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/es.peˈɾa(ɾ)/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iʃ.peˈɾa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iʃ.peˈɾa(χ)]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eʃ.peˈɾa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eʃ.peˈɾa(χ)]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/es.peˈɾa(ɻ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾa.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "esperar"
}

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