frentista

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Portuguese

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Frentistas

Etymology

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From frente +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal) -iʃtɐ
  • Hyphenation: fren‧tis‧ta

Noun

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frentista m or f by sense (plural frentistas)

  1. pump attendant, an attendant at a gas station who is responsible for filling up vehicles

Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From frente +‎ -ista, from enfrentar (confront, set against).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɾenˈtista/ [fɾẽn̪ˈt̪is.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: fren‧tis‧ta

Adjective

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frentista m or f (masculine and feminine plural frentistas)

  1. confrontational
    el discurso frentistaconfrontational discourse
    • 2018 May 15, Anabel Díez, “PP y PSOE preparan una intervención más dura si el separatismo reincide”, in El País[1]:
      Rajoy y Sánchez rechazan el "discurso frentista" y las "manifestaciones xenófobas" de Torra.
      Rajoy and Sánchez reject the Torra's "confrontational discourse" and "xenophobic protests".
    • 2019 July 11, Victoria Fernández, “Tezanos acusa a Cs de ser "frentista y extremo" y de hacer "pactos vergonzantes" con Vox”, in El Español[2]:
      José Félix Tezanos ha acusado a Ciudadanos de tener un "comportamiento frentista y extremo" y de hacer "pactos vergonzantes" con Vox.
      José Félix Tezanos has accused Ciudadanos of having an "extreme and confrontational behavior" and of making "shameful pacts" with Vox.
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