argallar
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From argallo (“trinket, trifle”), probably from Late Latin ergalium, from Ancient Greek ἐργαλεῖον (ergaleîon).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
argallar (first-person singular present argallo, first-person singular preterite argallei, past participle argallado)
- to work unproductively
- (transitive) to plan; to organize
- Synonym: planear
- (transitive) to make an arrangement along the way
- (intransitive) to plan; to ponder; to consider
- (transitive) to do something quietly or secretively
- Synonym: enredar
- Canto silencio! Que andarán a argallar os nenos?
- It's so quiet! What are the children doing?
Usage notes[edit]
This verb has usually a negative tone added to the main meaning.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of argallar
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “argallar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “argallar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “argallar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.