Polyglot Dictionary

assobiar

/asoˈbjaɾ/

verb B1

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)
assobio
preterite (eu)
assobiei
past participle
assobiado

Meaning

  1. to whistle

    • Assobiou uma melodia.

      He whistled a tune.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

pfeifen

pfeifen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to whistle."

Spanish

silbar

silbar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to whistle."

Practice

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