Polyglot Dictionary

trincar

/tɾĩˈkaɾ/

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)
trinco
preterite (eu)
trinquei
past participle
trincado

Meaning

  1. to crack

    • O vidro trincou.

      The glass cracked.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

estalar

estalar is more about a cracking sound, like snapping fingers or a whip cracking; trincar is more about a physical crack in a surface, like a cracked plate.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

agrietar

agrietar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to crack."

Spanish

cascar

cascar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to crack."

Practice

1 What does trincar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches trincar?

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