Polyglot Dictionary

adjudicar

/adʒudʒiˈkaɾ/

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)
adjudico
preterite (eu)
adjudiquei
past participle
adjudicado

Meaning

  1. to award

    • Adjudicaram a obra.

      They awarded the contract.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

premiar

adjudicar is more legal or formal, like awarding a contract or a court awarding damages; premiar is more about awarding a prize.

Similar in other languages

German

zuerkennen

zuerkennen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to award."

Spanish

adjudicar

adjudicar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to award."

Spanish

galardonar

galardonar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to award."

Practice

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