Polyglot Dictionary

esconder

/iskõˈdeɾ/

verb B1

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)
escondo
preterite (eu)
escondi
past participle
escondido

Meaning

  1. to hide

    • Escondi o presente.

      I hid the present.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ocultar

ocultar is more formal, to conceal; esconder is the everyday word — both mean "to hide."

Similar in other languages

German

verstecken

verstecken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to hide."

Spanish

esconder

esconder is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to hide."

French

cacher

cacher is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to hide."

Practice

1 What does esconder mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ o presente.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches esconder?

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