Polyglot Dictionary

enfiar

/ẽˈfjaɾ/

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)
enfio
preterite (eu)
enfiei
past participle
enfiado

Meaning

  1. to thread

    • Enfiou a linha.

      He threaded the needle.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

auffädeln

auffädeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to thread."

Spanish

enhebrar

enhebrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to thread."

Practice

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