Polyglot Dictionary

pautar

/pawˈtaɾ/

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

Forms

present (eu)
pauto
preterite (eu)
pautei
past participle
pautado

Meaning

  1. to guide

    • Pautou a reunião.

      He set the meeting's agenda.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

guiar

guiar is a general everyday guide; pautar means to guide by setting guidelines, formal, like "pautar-se por," to be guided by a standard.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

guiar

guiar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to guide."

Practice

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