obrar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin operāre. Doublet of operar, a borrowing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [uˈβɾa] IPA(key): (Balearic) [oˈbɾa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [oˈbɾaɾ] === Verb === obrar (first-person singular present obro, first-person singular preterite obrí, past participle obrat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/ to work (to shape, form or improve a material) to act, to behave to work (to function correctly) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== obra obrer === Further reading === “obrar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology === From Late Latin operāre, from Latin operārī. === Verb === obrar (first-person singular present obro, first-person singular preterite obrei, past participle obrado) to act, accomplish Synonym: actuar to cause, to produce (an effect) to construct, build Synonyms: construír, edificar (vulgar) to defecate Synonyms: defecar, cagar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin operāre, from Latin operārī. Doublet of operar, a borrowing. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: o‧brar === Verb === obrar (first-person singular present obro, first-person singular preterite obrei, past participle obrado) (intransitive) to work (to perform a work or labour) Synonym: trabalhar (intransitive, informal, humorous) to defecate Synonyms: defecar, (vulgar) cagar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “obrar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “obrar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “obrar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “obrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin operāre, from Latin operārī. Doublet of operar, a borrowing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈbɾaɾ/ [oˈβ̞ɾaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: o‧brar === Verb === obrar (first-person singular present obro, first-person singular preterite obré, past participle obrado) to act, to behave Synonyms: actuar, comportar, portar to work (to function correctly) Synonyms: funcionar, marchar, andar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “obrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === barro borra robar