Polyglot Dictionary

revelar

/xeveˈlaɾ/

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)
revelo
preterite (eu)
revelei
past participle
revelado

Meaning

  1. to reveal

    • Ele revelou o segredo.

      He revealed the secret.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

descortinar

descortinar is more literary or dramatic, to unveil or reveal a vista or hidden truth dramatically; revelar is the general everyday word — both mean "to reveal."

Similar in other languages

German

offenbaren

offenbaren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to reveal."

Spanish

revelar

revelar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to reveal."

French

révéler

révéler is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to reveal."

Practice

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