Polyglot Dictionary

recelar

/reseˈlaɾ/

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)
recelo
preterite (yo)
recelé
past participle
recelado

Meaning

  1. to suspect

    • Recela de todos.

      He is suspicious of everyone.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

barruntar

recelar means to be wary or suspicious of someone, to distrust; barruntar is more about sensing something or having a hunch.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

suspeitar

suspeitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suspect."

Practice

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