Polyglot Dictionary

parabenizar

/paɾabeniˈzaɾ/

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)
parabenizo
preterite (eu)
parabenizei
past participle
parabenizado

Meaning

  1. to congratulate

    • Parabenizo a equipe.

      I congratulate the team.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

congratular

parabenizar is the more common everyday word; congratular is more formal or literary — both mean "to congratulate."

felicitar

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."

Practice

1 What does parabenizar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ a equipe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches parabenizar?

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