Polyglot Dictionary

arriar

/aˈxjaɾ/

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)
arrio
preterite (eu)
arriei
past participle
arriado

Meaning

  1. to lower

    • Arriaram a bandeira.

      They lowered the flag.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abaixar

arriar is nautical or formal, to lower a flag, sail, or anchor; abaixar is the general everyday word for "to lower."

Similar in other languages

German

absenken

absenken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to lower."

German

herunterlassen

herunterlassen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to lower."

German

senken

senken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to lower."

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