confortar
/komfoɾˈtaɾ/
verb
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- conforto
- preterite (yo)
- conforté
- past participle
- confortado
Meaning
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to comfort
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Trató de confortarla.
He tried to comfort her.
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Similar words
confortar and reconfortar are close synonyms for "to comfort"; reconfortar is perhaps slightly more common or intense, like comforting after a loss.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
reconfortar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to comfort."
Practice
1 What does confortar mean?
to comfort
2 Which fingerprint chart matches confortar?
confortar: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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