Polyglot Dictionary

barbear

/baɾˈbjaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
barbeo
preterite (eu)
barbeei
past participle
barbeado

Meaning

  1. to shave

    • Ele se barbeia todo dia.

      He shaves every day.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

rapar

barbear specifically means shaving facial hair, a beard; rapar is more general shaving, like a full head shave, "rapar a cabeça."

Similar in other languages

German

rasieren

rasieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to shave."

Spanish

afeitar

afeitar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shave."

French

se raser

se raser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to shave."

Practice

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