desperdigar

/despeɾðiˈɣaɾ/

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)
desperdigo
preterite (yo)
desperdigué
past participle
desperdigado

Meaning

  1. to scatter

    • Desperdigó las hojas.

      He scattered the sheets.

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

esparcir

desperdigar and esparcir are close synonyms for "to scatter," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

éparpiller

éparpiller is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to scatter."

Portuguese

esparramar

esparramar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to scatter."

Practice

1 What does desperdigar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches desperdigar?

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