Polyglot Dictionary

esmagar

/ezmaˈɡaɾ/

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)
esmago
preterite (eu)
esmaguei
past participle
esmagado

Meaning

  1. to crush

    • Esmagou o alho.

      He crushed the garlic.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

britar

britar more specifically means crushing stone or rock, industrially; esmagar is more general crushing.

Similar in other languages

German

erdrücken

erdrücken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to crush."

Spanish

aplastar

aplastar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to crush."

Spanish

machacar

machacar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to crush."

Practice

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