Polyglot Dictionary

espancar

/ispɐ̃ˈkaɾ/

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)
espanco
preterite (eu)
espanquei
past participle
espancado

Meaning

  1. to beat

    • Espancaram o rapaz.

      They beat the boy.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

surrar

espancar and surrar are close synonyms for "to beat" someone up, largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

apalear

apalear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to beat."

French

battre

battre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to beat."

Practice

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