Polyglot Dictionary

encurralar

/ẽkuxaˈlaɾ/

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)
encurralo
preterite (eu)
encurralei
past participle
encurralado

Meaning

  1. to corner

    • Encurralaram o ladrão.

      They cornered the thief.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

acorralar

acorralar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to corner."

Spanish

arrinconar

arrinconar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to corner."

Practice

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