enrolar

/ẽxoˈlaɾ/

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

Forms

present (eu)
enrolo
preterite (eu)
enrolei
past participle
enrolado

Meaning

  1. to roll up

    • Enrole o tapete.

      Roll up the rug.

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

Similar words

arregaçar

arregaçar specifically means to roll up sleeves or pants; enrolar means to roll up or wrap something, like a rug, and colloquially also "to stall or procrastinate."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

enrollar

enrollar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to roll up."

Practice

1 What does enrolar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches enrolar?

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