Polyglot Dictionary

arrinconar

/ariŋkoˈnaɾ/

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)
arrincono
preterite (yo)
arrinconé
past participle
arrinconado

Meaning

  1. to corner

    • Lo arrinconaron contra la pared.

      They cornered him against the wall.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

acorralar

arrinconar means to corner literally, pushing someone into a corner (from "rincón"); acorralar means to corner like trapping prey (from "corral"), implying no escape.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

encurralar

encurralar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to corner."

Practice

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