Polyglot Dictionary

enflaquecer

/enflakeˈseɾ/

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)
enflaquezco
preterite (yo)
enflaquecí
past participle
enflaquecido

Meaning

  1. to lose weight

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

adelgazar

enflaquecer implies becoming thin or gaunt, sometimes from illness, with a more negative connotation; adelgazar is the neutral, common word for losing weight or slimming down, often intentional.

Similar in other languages

French

perdre du poids

perdre du poids is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to lose weight."

Portuguese

emagrecer

emagrecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to lose weight."

Practice

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