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festinar

  • [fest̪iˈnaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del latín festinare ('apresurar')

verb haber festinado · festinando · habiendo festinado · festinado · festino · festinas

  1. Ecuador Malversar.

    Similar: malversar, desfalcar, apropiarse, estafar

  2. America, outdated Apresurar, precipitar, apurarse.

In English

  • embezzle to steal money that one has been trusted with

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"festinar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/festinar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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festinar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/festinar

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"festinar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/festinar.

BibTeX
@misc{festinar_2026,
  title = {festinar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/festinar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}