estalar
/istaˈlaɾ/
verb
C1
o (masc.) a (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (eu)
- estalo
- preterite (eu)
- estalei
- past participle
- estalado
Meaning
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to crack
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Estalou os dedos.
He cracked his fingers.
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Similar words
estalar is more about a cracking sound, like snapping fingers or a whip cracking; trincar is more about a physical crack in a surface, like a cracked plate.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does estalar mean?
to crack
2 Which fingerprint chart matches estalar?
estalar: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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