Polyglot Dictionary

trepar

/tɾeˈpaɾ/

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)
trepo
preterite (yo)
trepé
past participle
trepado

Meaning

  1. to climb

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

escalar

trepar is more about physically climbing or scrambling up something using hands and feet, like climbing a tree; escalar is more formal or technical, like mountain climbing, or figuratively climbing the corporate ladder.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escalar

escalar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to climb."

Portuguese

trepar

trepar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to climb."

Practice

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