Polyglot Dictionary

privilegiar

/pɾiviˈleʒjaɾ/

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)
privilegio
preterite (eu)
privilegiei
past participle
privilegiado

Meaning

  1. to favour

    • Privilegiou os amigos.

      He favoured his friends.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

favorecer

privilegiar is more about giving special privilege or preferential treatment; favorecer is more general — both mean "to favour."

Similar in other languages

German

begünstigen

begünstigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to favour."

Spanish

favorecer

favorecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to favour."

Practice

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