Polyglot Dictionary

sobressaltar

/sobɾesawˈtaɾ/

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)
sobressalto
preterite (eu)
sobressaltei
past participle
sobressaltado

Meaning

  1. to startle

    • O barulho me sobressaltou.

      The noise startled me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

aufscheuchen

aufscheuchen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to startle."

Spanish

sobresaltar

sobresaltar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to startle."

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