Polyglot Dictionary

legar

/leˈɡaɾ/

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)
lego
preterite (eu)
leguei
past participle
legado

Meaning

  1. to bequeath

    • Legou a casa aos filhos.

      He bequeathed the house to his children.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

vermachen

vermachen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to bequeath."

Spanish

legar

legar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to bequeath."

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