surcar

/suɾˈkaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
surco
preterite (yo)
surqué
past participle
surcado

Meaning

  1. to cross

    • El barco surca el mar.

      The ship ploughs the sea.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

atravesar

surcar means to cross or plow through, like a ship crossing the sea or a plane through the sky; atravesar is the general word for "to cross" anything.

cruzar

surcar means to cross or plow through, like a ship through the sea or a plane through the sky; cruzar is the general word "to cross."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

travessar

travessar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to cross."

Practice

1 What does surcar mean?

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