Polyglot Dictionary

alastrar

/alasˈtɾaɾ/

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)
alastro
preterite (eu)
alastrei
past participle
alastrado

Meaning

  1. to spread

    • O fogo se alastrou.

      The fire spread.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

espalhar

alastrar often implies a negative, uncontrolled spread, like a disease or fire; espalhar is the general everyday word for "to spread," like scattering something.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

propalar

propalar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to spread."

Spanish

untar

untar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to spread."

Practice

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