Polyglot Dictionary

caluniar

/kaluˈnjaɾ/

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)
calunio
preterite (eu)
caluniei
past participle
caluniado

Meaning

  1. to slander

    • Caluniaram o prefeito.

      They slandered the mayor.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

verleumden

verleumden is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to slander."

Spanish

calumniar

calumniar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to slander."

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