Polyglot Dictionary

acorrentar

/akoxẽˈtaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
acorrento
preterite (eu)
acorrentei
past participle
acorrentado

Meaning

  1. to chain

    • Acorrentaram o cão.

      They chained the dog.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

encadear

acorrentar is more literal, to physically chain something up; encadear leans more figurative, to link or chain together events or ideas — both mean "to chain."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

encadenar

encadenar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to chain."

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