Polyglot Dictionary

achatar

/aʃaˈtaɾ/

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)
achato
preterite (eu)
achatei
past participle
achatado

Meaning

  1. to flatten

    • Achatou a lata.

      He flattened the can.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

espalmar

espalmar means to flatten with the palm, like pressing dough flat; achatar is the general word for "to flatten."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aplanar

aplanar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to flatten."

Practice

1 What does achatar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches achatar?

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