Polyglot Dictionary

despedaçar

/dʒispedaˈsaɾ/

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)
despedaço
preterite (eu)
despedacei
past participle
despedaçado

Meaning

  1. to shatter

    • Despedaçou o vaso.

      He smashed the vase.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

estilhaçar

estilhaçar is more about shattering into small shards or splinters, like glass shattering; despedaçar is more general, breaking into pieces, and can be more visceral, "despedaçar o coração," to break someone's heart.

Similar in other languages

German

zersplittern

zersplittern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to shatter."

Spanish

trizar

trizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shatter."

Practice

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