Polyglot Dictionary

encorvar

/enkoɾˈβaɾ/

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)
encorvo
preterite (yo)
encorvé
past participle
encorvado

Meaning

  1. to bend

    • Se encorvó por la edad.

      He stooped with age.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

flexionar

flexionar means to flex or bend a joint, like flexing your knee, an exercise term; encorvar means to bend or stoop, to curve one's back, to hunch over.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

curvar

curvar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to bend."

Portuguese

entortar

entortar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to bend."

Practice

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