Polyglot Dictionary

reprovar

/xepɾoˈvaɾ/

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)
reprovo
preterite (eu)
reprovei
past participle
reprovado

Meaning

  1. to fail

    • Reprovou na prova.

      He failed the exam.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

falhar

falhar is a general everyday word, like a plan or device failing; reprovar specifically means to fail an exam or be failed by an examiner.

Similar in other languages

German

scheitern

scheitern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to fail."

Spanish

fallar

fallar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to fail."

Practice

1 What does reprovar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches reprovar?

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