Polyglot Dictionary

diminuir

/dʒiminuˈiɾ/

verb B1

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)
diminuo
preterite (eu)
diminuí
past participle
diminuído

Meaning

  1. to decrease

    • A febre diminuiu.

      The fever went down.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

decrescer

decrescer is more formal or literary; diminuir is the everyday word — both mean "to decrease."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

disminuir

disminuir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to decrease."

French

décroître

décroître is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to decrease."

Practice

1 What does diminuir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches diminuir?

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