Polyglot Dictionary

amolar

/amoˈlaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
amolo
preterite (eu)
amolei
past participle
amolado

Meaning

  1. to sharpen

    • Amolou a faca.

      He sharpened the knife.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

afiar

amolar specifically means to sharpen with a whetstone or grindstone; afiar is more general — both mean "to sharpen."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

afilar

afilar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sharpen."

Spanish

agudizar

agudizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sharpen."

Practice

1 What does amolar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches amolar?

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