fintar

/fĩˈtaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
finto
preterite (eu)
fintei
past participle
fintado

Meaning

  1. to dodge

    • Fintou o zagueiro.

      He dodged the defender.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

budear

fintar is more specifically sports-related, a feint or dodge in football; budear is more general dodging — both mean "to dodge."

esquivar

esquivar and fintar are close synonyms for "to dodge"; fintar is more sports-specific, a feint.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

esquivar

esquivar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dodge."

Practice

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