Polyglot Dictionary

encuadrar

/enkwaˈðɾaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
encuadro
preterite (yo)
encuadré
past participle
encuadrado

Meaning

  1. to frame

    • Encuadró la foto.

      He framed the photo.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

enmarcar

enmarcar is more literal, to frame a picture; encuadrar is more figurative, to frame or contextualize an issue, or fit within a category.

Practice

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