Polyglot Dictionary

encravar

/ẽkɾaˈvaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
encravo
preterite (eu)
encravei
past participle
encravado

Meaning

  1. to embed

    • A unha encravou.

      The nail became ingrown.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

einbetten

einbetten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to embed."

Spanish

incrustar

incrustar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to embed."

Practice

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