Polyglot Dictionary

espalmar

/ispawˈmaɾ/

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)
espalmo
preterite (eu)
espalmei
past participle
espalmado

Meaning

  1. to flatten

    • Espalmou a mão.

      He flattened his hand.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

achatar

espalmar means to flatten with the palm, like pressing dough flat; achatar is the general word for "to flatten."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aplanar

aplanar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to flatten."

Practice

1 What does espalmar mean?

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