Polyglot Dictionary

estancar

/estaŋˈkaɾ/

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)
estanco
preterite (yo)
estanqué
past participle
estancado

Meaning

  1. to stagnate

    • Las negociaciones se estancaron.

      The negotiations stalled.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

stagner

stagner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to stagnate."

Portuguese

estagnar

estagnar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stagnate."

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