Polyglot Dictionary

curtir

/kuɾˈtiɾ/

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)
curto
preterite (yo)
curtí
past participle
curtido

Meaning

  1. to tan, harden

    • El sol le curtió la piel.

      The sun weathered his skin.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

endurecer

curtir also specifically means "to tan," leather or skin from the sun; endurecer is the plain word "to harden."

Practice

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