Polyglot Dictionary

calumniar

/kalumˈnjaɾ/

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)
calumnio
preterite (yo)
calumnié
past participle
calumniado

Meaning

  1. to slander

    • Lo calumniaron en la prensa.

      They slandered him in the press.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

calumniar

calumniar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to slander."

Portuguese

caluniar

caluniar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to slander."

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