Polyglot Dictionary

curtir

/kuɾˈtʃiɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
curto
preterite (eu)
curti
past participle
curtido

Meaning

  1. to enjoy

    • Curti a festa.

      I enjoyed the party.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

usufruir

curtir is colloquial and modern, to enjoy something, and also "to like" a post on social media in Brazilian Portuguese; usufruir is formal or legal, to benefit from or enjoy the use of something, a usufruct.

gozar

curtir is colloquial, to enjoy something in general; gozar also means "to enjoy," but can carry a sexual connotation, "to climax" — worth knowing to avoid an awkward mistake.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

disfrutar

disfrutar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to enjoy."

Spanish

gozar

gozar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to enjoy."

Practice

1 What does curtir mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ a festa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches curtir?

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