despedazar

/despeðaˈsaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
despedazo
preterite (yo)
despedacé
past participle
despedazado

Meaning

  1. to tear apart

    • El lobo despedazó la presa.

      The wolf tore its prey apart.

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

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Portuguese

dilacerar

dilacerar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to tear apart."

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