Polyglot Dictionary

reconfortar

/xekõfoɾˈtaɾ/

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)
reconforto
preterite (eu)
reconfortei
past participle
reconfortado

Meaning

  1. to comfort

    • Reconfortou o amigo.

      He comforted his friend.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

confortar

confortar and reconfortar are close synonyms for "to comfort," largely interchangeable; reconfortar leans slightly toward actively consoling after distress.

Similar in other languages

German

trösten

trösten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to comfort."

Spanish

confortar

confortar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to comfort."

Spanish

reconfortar

reconfortar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to comfort."

Practice

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