Polyglot Dictionary

emagrecer

/emaɡɾeˈseɾ/

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)
emagreço
preterite (eu)
emagreci
past participle
emagrecido

Meaning

  1. to lose weight

    • Quero emagrecer.

      I want to lose weight.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

adelgazar

adelgazar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to lose weight."

Spanish

enflaquecer

enflaquecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to lose weight."

French

perdre du poids

perdre du poids is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to lose weight."

Practice

1 What does emagrecer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Quero ___.

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