Polyglot Dictionary

encolher

/ẽkoˈʎeɾ/

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)
encolho
preterite (eu)
encolhi
past participle
encolhido

Meaning

  1. to shrink

    • A camisa encolheu.

      The shirt shrank.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Spanish

encoger

encoger is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shrink."

Practice

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