trasegar

/tɾaseˈɣaɾ/

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)
trasiego
preterite (yo)
trasegué
past participle
trasegado

Meaning

  1. to decant

    • Trasegaron el vino.

      They racked the wine.

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

decantar

decantar and trasegar are close synonyms for "to decant" wine or liquids; trasegar leans more toward transferring liquid between containers generally.

Similar in other languages

French

décanter

décanter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to decant."

Portuguese

decantar

decantar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to decant."

Practice

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