Polyglot Dictionary

aborrecer

/aboxeˈseɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
aborreço
preterite (eu)
aborreci
past participle
aborrecido

Meaning

  1. to annoy

    • Isso me aborrece.

      That annoys me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

chatear

chatear is more colloquial; aborrecer is more general, slightly more formal — both mean "to annoy."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cabrear

cabrear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to annoy."

Spanish

contrariar

contrariar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to annoy."

French

agacer

agacer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to annoy."

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