Polyglot Dictionary

desaconselhar

/dezakõseˈʎaɾ/

verb B2

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)
desaconselho
preterite (eu)
desaconselhei
past participle
desaconselhado

Meaning

  1. to advise against

    • Desaconselho a viagem.

      I advise against the trip.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aconselhar

aconselhar means "to advise," to recommend something; desaconselhar means "to advise against," the opposite direction of advice.

assessorar

desaconselhar means "to advise against" something; assessorar means "to advise" as a professional consultant — a different direction of "advise."

Similar in other languages

German

abraten

abraten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to advise against."

Spanish

desaconsejar

desaconsejar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to advise against."

Practice

1 What does desaconselhar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ a viagem.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desaconselhar?

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