Polyglot Dictionary

felicitar

/felisiˈtaɾ/

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)
felicito
preterite (eu)
felicitei
past participle
felicitado

Meaning

  1. to congratulate

    • Felicito você.

      I congratulate you.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

parabenizar

felicitar and parabenizar are close synonyms for "to congratulate"; felicitar is slightly more used in Portugal.

Similar in other languages

German

beglückwünschen

beglückwünschen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to congratulate."

German

gratulieren

gratulieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to congratulate."

Spanish

congratular

congratular is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to congratulate."

Practice

1 What does felicitar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ você.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches felicitar?

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