Polyglot Dictionary

traçar

/tɾaˈsaɾ/

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)
traço
preterite (eu)
tracei
past participle
traçado

Meaning

  1. to draw

    • Trace uma linha.

      Draw a line.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desenhar

traçar is more about drawing lines or plotting a course, technical, tracing; desenhar is more general, like drawing art or sketching — both mean "to draw."

elaborar

elaborar is more about formulating or composing, like a plan or document; traçar is more literal, to draw a line or trace a path, or figuratively to trace out a strategy.

Practice

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