Polyglot Dictionary

pinchar

/pinˈtʃaɾ/

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)
pincho
preterite (yo)
pinché
past participle
pinchado

Meaning

  1. to prick, to puncture

    • Pinché una rueda.

      I got a flat tyre.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

stechen

stechen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to prick, to sting."

French

piquer

Close — pricking, puncturing relates to stinging, pricking.

Practice

1 What does pinchar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ una rueda.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pinchar?

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