Polyglot Dictionary

estrangular

/istɾɐ̃ɡuˈlaɾ/

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)
estrangulo
preterite (eu)
estrangulei
past participle
estrangulado

Meaning

  1. to strangle

    • Estrangulou a vítima.

      He strangled the victim.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

esganar

esganar and estrangular are close synonyms for "to strangle," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

erwürgen

erwürgen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to strangle."

Spanish

estrangular

estrangular is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to strangle."

Practice

1 What does estrangular mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches estrangular?

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