Polyglot Dictionary

trancar

/tɾɐ̃ˈkaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
tranco
preterite (eu)
tranquei
past participle
trancado

Meaning

  1. to lock

    • Trancou a porta.

      He locked the door.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

trabar

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

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