sobressaltar

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === sobre-saltar (pre-1990 spelling) sobresaltar (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === From sobre- (“above, over”) + saltar (“to leap”). Compare Spanish sobresaltar (“to spook, startle”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: so‧bres‧sal‧tar === Verb === sobressaltar (first-person singular present sobressalto, first-person singular preterite sobressaltei, past participle sobressaltado) (transitive) to startle (to frighten by sudden alarm) (reflexive) to be startled to jump over ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “sobressaltar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “sobressaltar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “sobressaltar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “sobressaltar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026