cepillar

/sepiˈʝaɾ/

verb A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
cepillo
preterite (yo)
cepillé
past participle
cepillado

Meaning

  1. to brush

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

rozar

cepillar means "to brush" with a brush, like hair, teeth or clothes; rozar means "to brush against" something lightly, to touch in passing.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pincelar

pincelar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to brush."

Practice

1 What does cepillar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me ___ los dientes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cepillar?

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