Polyglot Dictionary

trepidar

/tɾepiˈdaɾ/

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)
trepido
preterite (eu)
trepidei
past participle
trepidado

Meaning

  1. to shake

    • O chão trepidou.

      The ground shook.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

agitar

agitar means to agitate or stir, like shaking a bottle; trepidar means to vibrate or tremble mechanically, like a machine — both mean "to shake."

Similar in other languages

German

schütteln

schütteln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to shake."

Spanish

menear

menear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shake."

Spanish

sacudir

sacudir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to shake."

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