explotar

/eksploˈtaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
exploto
preterite (yo)
exploté
past participle
explotado

Meaning

  1. to explode; to exploit

    • La bomba explotó.

      The bomb exploded.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: involuntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does explotar mean?

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