Polyglot Dictionary

esgueirar

/izɡejˈɾaɾ/

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

Forms

present (eu)
esgueiro
preterite (eu)
esgueirei
past participle
esgueirado

Meaning

  1. to slip away

    • Esgueirou-se da sala.

      He slipped out of the room.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

escapulir

esgueirar-se is more about sneaking away stealthily; escapulir is more general escaping or slipping away.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

escabullir

escabullir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to slip away."

Practice

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