Polyglot Dictionary

recuperar

/xekupeˈɾaɾ/

verb B1

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)
recupero
preterite (eu)
recuperei
past participle
recuperado

Meaning

  1. to recover

    • Recuperei a saúde.

      I recovered my health.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

reaver

reaver is more formal or legal, to recover something specific, like recovering stolen property; recuperar is the general everyday word for "to recover."

recobrar

recobrar and recuperar are close synonyms for "to recover"; recobrar is slightly more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

German

genesen

genesen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to recover."

Spanish

recobrar

recobrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to recover."

Practice

1 What does recuperar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ a saúde.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches recuperar?

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