Polyglot Dictionary

desfazer

/dʒisfaˈzeɾ/

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)
desfaço
preterite (eu)
desfiz
past participle
desfeito

Meaning

  1. to undo

    • Desfez a mala.

      She unpacked the suitcase.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desmanchar

desfazer and desmanchar are close synonyms for "to undo," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

deshacer

deshacer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to undo."

Practice

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