Polyglot Dictionary

empinar

/ẽpiˈnaɾ/

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)
empino
preterite (eu)
empinei
past participle
empinado

Meaning

  1. to tilt up

    • Empinou a pipa.

      He flew the kite.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

inclinar

empinar specifically means to tilt upward or rear up, like a horse rearing or flying a kite, "empinar pipa"; inclinar is more general tilting, in any direction.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

empinar

empinar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to tilt up."

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