Polyglot Dictionary

trabar

/tɾaˈbaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
trabo
preterite (eu)
trabei
past participle
trabado

Meaning

  1. to lock

    • Trabou a porta.

      He locked the door.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

trancar

trancar is the everyday word for "to lock"; trabar is more formal or mechanical, to jam or lock a mechanism.

Practice

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