charlar

/ʃaɾˈlaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
charlo
preterite (eu)
charlei
past participle
charlado

Meaning

  1. to chat

    • Charlamos à noite.

      We chatted at night.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

conversar

charlar and conversar are close synonyms for "to chat"; charlar is rarer; conversar is the everyday standard word.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

charlar

charlar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to chat."

French

bavarder

bavarder is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to chat."

Practice

1 What does charlar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches charlar?

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