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exclamar

Exclamar is a verb in Portuguese and Spanish that denotes the act of crying out or exclaiming with strong emotion. It can express surprise, joy, indignation, fear, or protest. Beyond its literal sense of uttering aloud, exclamar can also carry a formal nuance of proclaiming or denouncing something publicly, especially in rhetoric or literature. In both languages, it is commonly used with complements such as de to indicate the cause or emotion, or contra to indicate opposition.

Etymology: The term derives from Latin exclamare, formed from ex- “out” and clamare “to cry out.” It

Usage: In contemporary Portuguese and Spanish, exclamar is used in everyday speech and writing, often retaining

Examples: Portuguese: Ela exclamou de surpresa ao ouvir a notícia. Spanish: Ella exclamó de sorpresa al oír

See also: exclamación / exclamação, synonyms such as clamar, protestar, declarar.

has
cognates
in
other
Romance
languages,
such
as
French
exclamer
and
Italian
esclamare,
and
its
English
counterpart
exclaim
shares
the
same
origin.
an
emphatic
or
literary
tone.
It
frequently
accompanies
expressions
of
emotion—exclamando
de
alegria
or
exclamando
de
alegría—and
appears
in
phrases
like
exclamar
contra
a
injustiça
or
exclamare
contra
la
injusticia
to
condemn
something
forcefully,
or
exclamar
a
Deus
to
cry
out
to
God.
la
noticia.