empedrar

/empeˈðɾaɾ/

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)
empiedro
preterite (yo)
empedré
past participle
empedrado

Meaning

  1. to pave

    • Empedraron la calle.

      They paved the street.

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

pavimentar

empedrar specifically means to pave with cobblestones; pavimentar is more general, to pave with any material, like asphalt.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pavimentar

pavimentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to pave."

Practice

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