Polyglot Dictionary

cobiçar

/kobiˈsaɾ/

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)
cobiço
preterite (eu)
cobicei
past participle
cobiçado

Meaning

  1. to covet

    • Cobiçava o cargo.

      He coveted the post.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

codiciar

codiciar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to covet."

French

convoiter

convoiter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to covet."

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