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    Proferir (en. Utter)

    /pro.feˈɾiɾ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To say or express something, especially emphatically.
    The speaker delivered an emotional speech.
    El orador proferió un discurso emotivo.
    To pronounce a judgment or statement.
    The judge will deliver his sentence tomorrow.
    El juez proferirá su sentencia mañana.
    To pronounce words with a certain meaning or purpose.
    She offered words of encouragement to her friends.
    Ella profería palabras de aliento a sus amigos.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'proferre', meaning to carry forward, to produce.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to pronounce judgment
    To emit an opinion or decision about something.
    proferir juicio
    to utter words
    To say something, usually with a specific tone.
    proferir palabras

    Related Words

    expression
    The action of manifesting something in words.
    expresión
    statement
    Affirmation or manifestation of something.
    declaración
    sentence
    Decision or resolution of a judge.
    sentencia

    Slang Meanings

    To say something immediately without thinking.
    Don't think, just say the first thing that comes to your mind.
    No pienses, solo proferí lo primero que se te vino a la mente.
    To speak out loud or without softness.
    In that meeting, he was making unfiltered comments.
    En esa reunión, profería comentarios sin filtros.