Polyglot Dictionary

adoçar

/adoˈsaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Positive

Forms

present (eu)
adoço
preterite (eu)
adocei
past participle
adoçado

Meaning

  1. to sweeten

    • Adoçou o chá.

      He sweetened the tea.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

versüßen

versüßen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to sweeten."

Spanish

endulzar

endulzar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sweeten."

Practice

1 What does adoçar mean?

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