Polyglot Dictionary

patear

/pateˈaɾ/

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)
pateo
preterite (yo)
pateé
past participle
pateado

Meaning

  1. to kick

    • Pateó la pelota.

      He kicked the ball.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cocear

cocear specifically means for an animal to kick, like a horse; patear is the general word for "to kick," like a person kicking a ball.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

chutar

chutar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to kick."

Practice

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