Polyglot Dictionary

apalear

/apaleˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
apaleo
preterite (yo)
apaleé
past participle
apaleado

Meaning

  1. to beat

    • Lo apalearon en la calle.

      They beat him in the street.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

espancar

espancar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to beat."

Portuguese

surrar

surrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to beat."

Practice

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