ambientar

/ɐ̃bjẽˈtaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
ambiento
preterite (eu)
ambientei
past participle
ambientado

Meaning

  1. to set, acclimatise

    • Ambientou o romance em Lisboa.

      He set the novel in Lisbon.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

aclimatar

aclimatar and ambientar are close synonyms for "to acclimatise"; ambientar also separately means "to set," a story or scene.

Practice

1 What does ambientar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches ambientar?

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