Polyglot Dictionary

apadrinhar

/apadɾiˈɲaɾ/

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)
apadrinho
preterite (eu)
apadrinhei
past participle
apadrinhado

Meaning

  1. to sponsor

    • Apadrinhou o jovem.

      He sponsored the youth.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

patrocinar

apadrinhar is more personal, to sponsor as a godparent or mentor, informal support; patrocinar is more commercial or formal, like corporate sponsorship.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

patrocinar

patrocinar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sponsor."

French

parrainer

parrainer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to sponsor."

Practice

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