Polyglot Dictionary

aterrar

/ateˈxaɾ/

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)
aterro
preterite (eu)
aterrei
past participle
aterrado

Meaning

  1. to terrify

    • A ideia me aterra.

      The idea terrifies me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

terrificar

aterrar and terrificar are close synonyms for "to terrify," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aterrar

aterrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to terrify."

Spanish

aterrorizar

aterrorizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to terrify."

Practice

1 What does aterrar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches aterrar?

verb

Last updated