Polyglot Dictionary

desagradar

/dezaɡɾaˈdaɾ/

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)
desagrado
preterite (eu)
desagradei
past participle
desagradado

Meaning

  1. to displease

    • A comida desagradou.

      The food displeased.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desgostar

desagradar and desgostar are close synonyms for "to displease," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desagradar

desagradar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to displease."

Spanish

displacer

displacer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to displease."

French

déplaire

déplaire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to displease."

Practice

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