Polyglot Dictionary

recalcar

/xekawˈkaɾ/

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)
recalco
preterite (eu)
recalquei
past participle
recalcado

Meaning

  1. to repress

    • Recalcou a raiva.

      He suppressed his anger.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

reprimir

recalcar and reprimir are close synonyms for "to repress," both psychological, largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

reprimir

reprimir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to repress."

Practice

1 What does recalcar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches recalcar?

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