entregar

Etymology

From Latin integrāre, present active infinitive of integrō, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

Verb

entregar (first-person singular present entrego, past participle entregat)

1. to deliver
2. To hand in, give in

Etymology

From Old Portuguese entregar, probably a semi-learned term taken from Latin integrāre, present active infinitive of integrō. Doublet of integrar and inteirar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.tɾɨ.ˈɣaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɾe.ˈɡa(ʁ)/, /ẽ.tɾe.ˈɡa(ʁ)/

Verb

entregar (first-person singular present indicative entrego, past participle entregue)

1. (transitive) to deliver (to transport something to a destination)

   O carteiro entregou-me uma carta de minha mãe.

   The mailman delivered a letter from my mother to me.

2. (transitive) to deliver; to hand over; to surrender (to relinquish control or possession of)

   O general teve que entregar a cidade após meses de cerco.

   The general had to hand the city over after months of siege.

3. (informal, transitive) to reveal (to show non-obvious information)

   A vermelhidão do rosto entregava seu constrangimento.

   The redness on her face revealed her embarrassment.

4. (slang, transitive) to snitch; to grass; to inform on; to betray to (to report a criminal to the authorities)

   Judas entregou Jesus aos romanos.

   Judas betrayed Jesus to the Romans.

5. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with a) to surrender (to) (to give oneself up to the authorities)

   Um psicopata veio à delegacia para se entregar.

   A psychopath came to the police station to surrender.

6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to reveal negative information about oneself, especially accidentally

   O suspeito negava as acusações, mas os interrogadores fizeram-no se entregar.

   The suspect denied the accusations, but the interrogators made him incriminate himself.

Etymology

From Latin integrāre with metathesis, present active infinitive of integrō, with a semi-learned influence (cf. medieval Spanish entrego). Compare the doublets integrar (“to make up, compose”) and enterar (“to inform, ascertain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /entɾeˈɡaɾ/, [entɾeˈɣaɾ]

Verb

entregar (first-person singular present entrego, first-person singular preterite entregué, past participle entregado)

1. (transitive) to deliver; hand over
2. (transitive) to submit
3. (transitive) to turn in (e.g. homework), hand in
4. (reflexive) to surrender (oneself)