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precipitar

[pɾe.si.piˈta(ʁ)]

verb

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. to precipitate (all senses)
  2. to get ahead of oneself
  3. to precipitate
  4. To cause something to happen suddenly or too quickly, or to act without thinking.
Examples

Não se deve precipitar na tomada de decisões importantes.

One should not get ahead of oneself when making important decisions.

Pronunciationpɾe.si.piˈta(ʁ)

Part of speechverb

Usage noteCan also refer to chemical processes.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.