Polyglot Dictionary

desfalcar

/dʒisfawˈkaɾ/

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)
desfalco
preterite (eu)
desfalquei
past participle
desfalcado

Meaning

  1. to embezzle

    • Desfalcou a empresa.

      He embezzled from the company.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

malversar

malversar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to embezzle."

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