Polyglot Dictionary

desfallecer

/desfaʝeˈseɾ/

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)
desfallezco
preterite (yo)
desfallecí
past participle
desfallecido

Meaning

  1. to faint

    • Desfalleció de cansancio.

      He fainted from exhaustion.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

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Portuguese

desmaiar

desmaiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to faint."

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