Polyglot Dictionary

desenterrar

/dezẽteˈxaɾ/

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)
desenterro
preterite (eu)
desenterrei
past participle
desenterrado

Meaning

  1. to dig up

    • Desenterrou o tesouro.

      He dug up the treasure.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cavar

desenterrar specifically means to unearth or dig up something buried, like a treasure, or figuratively, old memories; cavar is the general act of digging.

Similar in other languages

German

ausgraben

ausgraben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to dig up."

Spanish

desenterrar

desenterrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dig up."

Practice

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