Polyglot Dictionary

esquentar

/iskẽˈtaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
esquento
preterite (eu)
esquentei
past participle
esquentado

Meaning

  1. to heat

    • Esquente a sopa.

      Heat the soup.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aquecer

aquecer is more formal or general; esquentar is more colloquial, and also used figuratively, "esquentar a cabeça," to get worked up — both mean "to heat."

Similar in other languages

German

beheizen

beheizen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to heat."

German

erhitzen

erhitzen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to heat."

German

heizen

heizen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to heat."

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