Polyglot Dictionary

encadenar

/eŋkaðeˈnaɾ/

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)
encadeno
preterite (yo)
encadené
past participle
encadenado

Meaning

  1. to chain

    • Encadenaron al preso.

      They chained the prisoner.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

acorrentar

acorrentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to chain."

Portuguese

encadear

encadear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to chain."

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