enguiçar

/ẽɡiˈsaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
enguiço
preterite (eu)
enguicei
past participle
enguiçado

Meaning

  1. to break down

    • O carro enguiçou.

      The car broke down.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does enguiçar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches enguiçar?

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