moldar

/mowˈdaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
moldo
preterite (eu)
moldei
past participle
moldado

Meaning

  1. to mould

    • Moldou a argila.

      He moulded the clay.

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

amoldar

amoldar is slightly more about adapting or conforming to something, "amoldar-se"; moldar is more literal, to mold a shape — both mean "to mould."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

amoldar

amoldar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to mould."

Spanish

moldear

moldear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to mould."

Practice

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